Fighting Illini

FIGHTING ILLINI

ROSTER �� 28 SEASON PREVIEW �� 29 EUROPEAN TRIP RECAP ��30-31 #13 TRACY ABRAMS ��32-33 #33 MIKE THORNE JR. �� 34 #3 KHALID LEWIS �� 35 #10 MIKE LATULIP ��36-37 #21 MALCOLM HILL ��38-39 #22 MAVERICK MORGAN ��40-41 #25 KENDRICK NUNN ��42-43 #1 JAYLON TATE ��44-45 #12 LERON BLACK �� 46 #45 CAMERON LISS �� 47 #44 ALEX AUSTIN �� 48 #43 MICHAEL FINKE �� 48 #5 JALEN COLEMAN-LANDS �� 49 #23 AARON JORDAN �� 49 #0 D.J. WILLIAMS �� 50 THE FIGHTING ILLINI 2015-16 ILLINOIS ROSTER NUMERICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown/High School/Previous School 0 D.J. Williams G 6-7 200 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Simeon 1 Jaylon Tate G 6-3 170 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Simeon 3 Khalid Lewis G 6-3 185 Gr. Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic/La Salle 5 Jalen Coleman-Lands G 6-3 180 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./La Lumiere 10 Mike LaTulip G 6-1 175 Sr. Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect 12 Leron Black F 6-7 220 So. Memphis, Tenn./White Station 13 Tracy Abrams G 6-2 185 Gr. Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel 21 Malcolm Hill G 6-6 220 Jr. Fairview Heights, Ill./Belleville East 22 Maverick Morgan C 6-10 245 Jr. Springboro, Ohio/Springboro 23 Aaron Jordan G 6-5 190 Fr. Plainfield, Ill./East 25 Kendrick Nunn G 6-3 190 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Simeon 33 Mike Thorne Jr. C 6-11 270 Gr. Fayetteville, N.C./Trinity Christian/Charlotte 43 Michael Finke F 6-10 230 r-Fr. Champaign, Ill./Centennial 44 Alex Austin G 6-4 185 r-Jr. Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel/Eastern Illinois 45 Cameron Liss F 6-6 215 So. Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North

ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown/High School/Previous School 13 Tracy Abrams G 6-2 185 Gr. Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel 44 Alex Austin G 6-4 185 r-Jr. Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel/Eastern Illinois 12 Leron Black F 6-7 220 So. Memphis, Tenn./White Station 5 Jalen Coleman-Lands G 6-3 180 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./La Lumiere 43 Michael Finke F 6-10 230 r-Fr. Champaign, Ill./Centennial 21 Malcolm Hill G 6-6 220 Jr. Fairview Heights, Ill./Belleville East 23 Aaron Jordan G 6-5 190 Fr. Plainfield, Ill./East 10 Mike LaTulip G 6-1 175 Sr. Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect 3 Khalid Lewis G 6-3 185 Gr. Trenton, N.J./Trenton Catholic/La Salle 45 Cameron Liss F 6-6 215 So. Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North 22 Maverick Morgan C 6-10 245 Jr. Springboro, Ohio/Springboro 25 Kendrick Nunn G 6-3 190 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Simeon 1 Jaylon Tate G 6-3 170 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Simeon 33 Mike Thorne Jr. C 6-11 270 Gr. Fayetteville, N.C./Trinity Christian/Charlotte 0 D.J. Williams G 6-7 200 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Simeon

Head Coach: John Groce (4th year at Illinois, 8th year overall) Assistant Coaches: Dustin Ford (4th year), Paris Parham (4th year), Jamall Walker (4th year) Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Darren Hertz (1st year) Director of Basketball Operations: Mark Morris (4th year) Graduate Managers: Walter Offutt (2nd year), James Haring (2nd year) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Adam Fletcher (1st year) Athletic Trainer: Paul Schmidt (4th year)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Players Coaching Staff LERON Black le-RON John GROCE GROHS Michael FINKE FEEN-kee Paris PARHAM PAR-ham Mike LATULIP la-TOO-lip KHALID Lewis kah-LEED JAYLON Tate JAY-len

28 // FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL // 1,729 VICTORIES // 17 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS // 30 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES // FIVE FINAL FOURS THE FIGHTING ILLINI SEASON PREVIEW

Setting the Stage season and led the Illini in assists, ranking 13th in the league RETURNING FOR THE ILLINI IN 2015-16* Illinois welcomes back 54 percent of its points, 49 percent with an average of 3.0 apg. He had 11 games with four or Category 14-15 Returning Lost Return Pct. of its rebounds and 52 percent of its minutes from the more assists, including a five-game stretch during Big Ten Minutes 6,650 3,481 3,169 52.3% 2014-15 campaign. The Illini must replace leading scorer play where he averaged 6.2 apg. Tate has also been nearly Points 2,281 1,226 1,055 53.7% and rebounder Rayvonte Rice on the wing and defensive automatic at the free throw line, knocking down 84.3 percent Field Goals 786 418 368 53.2% stalwart Nnanna Egwu in the post. But there are plenty of on the season and leading the league during conference play 3-Pt. FGs 238 101 137 42.4% opportunities to emerge for a team that returns two of its top with 92.3 percent accuracy. Free Throws 471 289 182 61.4% Rebounds 1,043 515 528 49.4% three scorers, four players with starting experience and seven Assists 389 205 184 52.7% letterwinners while welcoming a top-20 ranked recruiting Morgan has played back-up minutes at center over the first Blocks 105 33 72 31.4% class and total of seven new players to the mix in 2015-16. two seasons and could take on an expanded role following the Steals 208 108 100 51.9% graduation of Nnanna Egwu. Morgan averaged 2.5 points in *Numbers do not include Tracy Abrams, who is redshirting. Abrams Out for Second Straight Year with Torn Achilles 31 games last season and gives the Illini a good screener and Point guard Tracy Abrams spent 10 months recovering from physical presence in the post. a torn ACL in his right knee that forced him to miss the RETURNING ILLINI LEADERS Black showed flashes during his freshman season while Category Player Statistic 14-15 Rank 2014-15 season. Shortly after returning to full contact and Minutes Malcolm Hill 1,010 1st 5-on-5 participation, Abrams suffered a second consecutive adjusting to the college game. He broke into the starting Min./Game Malcolm Hill 30.6 1st season-ending injury, tearing his left Achilles tendon during lineup midway through conference play and ended up Points Malcolm Hill 475 1st a July practice. So Illinois will once again be without its averaging 5.0 points and 4.3 rebounds on the year. Black Points/Game Malcolm Hill 14.4 2nd most experienced player on the roster, as Abrams had been became the first Illini player since 1986 to record a double- Field Goals Malcolm Hill 156 1st a mainstay in the starting lineup since midway through double in his first career start, tallying 15 points and career- FG Pct. Leron Black .475 1st high 13 rebounds in the win over Purdue. He has had a great 3-Pt. FGs Kendrick Nunn 54 1st his freshman campaign. He ranked second on the team in 3-Pt. FG Pct. Malcolm Hill .389 2nd scoring in 2013-14, averaging 10.7 points, and led the Illini offseason and was the team’s top performer during the Free Throws Malcolm Hill 121 1st in assists (3.2 apg). Abrams currently plans to apply for a European trip in August. FT Pct. Jaylon Tate .843 1st medical hardship waiver for a sixth season of eligibility in Off. Reb. Malcolm Hill 61 2nd 2016-17. LaTulip is entering his final season with the Illini. A preferred Def. Reb. Kendrick Nunn 103 3rd walk-on who earned a scholarship for the 2015 spring Tot. Reb. Malcolm Hill 159 2nd Graduate Transfers Add Experience semester, LaTulip is one of the team’s most respected players Reb./Game Malcolm Hill 4.8 3rd because of his work ethic and competitiveness. He has Assists Jaylon Tate 92 1st For the third time in four seasons under Groce, the Illini will Blocks Maverick Morgan 11 2nd benefit from the addition of graduate transfers. Mike Thorne elected to redshirt this season in order to retain a final year Steals Kendrick Nunn 39 2nd Jr. is eligible immediately after graduating from Charlotte in of eligibility as a graduate transfer. May. The 6-11, 270-pound center will bolster the UI frontcourt with his back-to-the-basket game. Thorne averaged 10.1 Liss, meanwhile, returns for his second season as a walk-on, RETURNING ILLINI TOTALS points on 53.4 percent shooting last season for the 49ers providing depth in practice for the UI frontcourt. 2014-15 Career Double-Digit Scoring Games while ranking fifth in C-USA in rebounding with an average Tracy Abrams 0 45 of 7.3 boards. Back in Action Michael Finke and Alex Austin will both challenge for Malcolm Hill 29 34 Kendrick Nunn 18 25 Following the injury to Abrams, the Illini staff hit the minutes in the Illini rotation after sitting out last season. Leron Black 6 6 recruiting trail in August to strengthen the point guard Finke elected to redshirt, focusing on gaining weight and Jaylon Tate 2 3 position. They found that player in Khalid Lewis, who is adding strength while becoming acclimated to the college Maverick Morgan 1 1 eligible immediately after graduating from La Salle in May. game. He previously averaged 19.6 points and 9.3 rebounds as a senior at Centennial High School in Champaign. Finke 20+ Point Games Lewis was unable to travel with the Illini to Europe due to the Tracy Abrams 0 5 late signing, but arrived in time for the start of fall semester is a stretch post player who can knock down threes and has Malcolm Hill 4 4 classes. He averaged 6.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists good passing skills. Kendrick Nunn 4 4 and 1.0 steals last season at La Salle, ranking second on the 10+ Rebound Games Explorers in both assists and steals. Austin is now eligible after sitting out as a transfer. The junior averaged 8.2 points during his two-year career at Eastern Leron Black 1 1 Hill and Nunn Ready to Take Next Step Illinois and has earned a reputation in practice as one of Double-Doubles With key scorers missing from the lineup last season, then- Illinois’ top perimeter defenders. Leron Black 1 1 sophomores Malcolm Hill and Kendrick Nunn became go-to New Additions 5+ 3-Point FG Games players in the Illini offensive attack. Illinois will look for Kendrick Nunn 1 2 even more production from this duo as the team’s leading Joining the program this year are freshmen Jalen Coleman- returning scorers enter their junior campaign. Lands, Aaron Jordan and D.J. Williams. 3+ Block Games N/A Hill was an honorable mention All-Big Ten pick last season Coleman-Lands is a top-50 recruit who averaged 23 points, four rebounds and three assists as a senior at La Lumiere 3+ Steal Games after averaging 14.4 points and 4.8 rebounds. He scored Tracy Abrams 0 12 in double figures in 29 of 33 games, including 16 times Prep, earning a spot in the 2015 Jordan Brand Classic. A Kendrick Nunn 4 6 in conference play. Arguably the most improved player in prolific scorer and tough defender, Coleman-Lands missed Malcolm Hill 1 1 the league last season, Hill had a number of highlight three months over the summer with a lower leg stress Jaylon Tate 0 1 performances including a career-high 28 points in the victory fracture. He is now in the process of working his way back to basketball activities with no timetable set for his return. Starts over No. 11 Maryland, 27 points and the game-winning layup Tracy Abrams 0 86 vs. Penn State, 22 points at Alabama in the NIT and 20 points Malcolm Hill 32 44 Jordan averaged 18.6 points and 4.1 rebounds as a senior vs. No. 7 Villanova at Madison Square Garden. Kendrick Nunn 24 36 at Plainfield East High School, finishing fifth in voting for Jaylon Tate 13 13 Nunn ranked third on the Illini in scoring, averaging 11.1 Illinois Mr. Basketball. The first-team All-State selection is a Leron Black 10 10 points, and led the team with 54 three-pointers. He netted tremendous shooter who finished his career as East’s all-time leading scorer with 1,483 points and record holder with 162 Leads Team in Scoring double figures 18 times and was the UI’s leading scorer in Tracy Abrams 0 15 seven games, including six during conference play. Nunn career 3-pointers. Malcolm Hill 15 15 topped 20 points on four occasions, led by a career-high Kendrick Nunn 7 10 Williams is a top-100 recruit from Chicago who is the latest 25 points in a victory at Northwestern followed by 24 points Leron Black 1 1 Simeon High School star to attend Illinois. He averaged 14 behind a career-best six 3-pointers vs. Indiana. points, four rebounds and five assists as a senior. Williams Leads Team in Rebounding Tracy Abrams 0 10 Also Returning for the Orange and Blue is a versatile athlete who has the ability to play multiple Malcolm Hill 7 8 Rounding out the returning letterwinners for the Illini are positions. He saw action both on the wing and at point during Leron Black 5 5 Jaylon Tate, Maverick Morgan, Leron Black, Mike LaTulip the team’s preseason European trip. Maverick Morgan 1 1 and Cameron Liss. Tate shared point guard duties last Kendrick Nunn 1 2

2015-16 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK // 29 THE FIGHTING ILLINI EUROPEAN TRIP RECAP

The Fighting Illini got an early start on the 2015-16 Aug. 12 – The Netherlands 81, Illinois 54 Aug. 15 – Illinois 95, Bretigny Select 73 season by participating in an international trip to Eu- Playing for a second-straight day to start its European A balanced offensive attack led the Fighting Illini to a rope. The Aug. 9-19 trip featured three days in Ghent, tour, Illinois fell to the Netherlands National Team in 22-point victory over Bretigny Select during the third Belgium, two in Deauville, France and four in Paris. Il- Rotterdam. The Dutch squad, comprised of profes- game of its European Tour. linois played four games while also enjoying a number sional players, was in training camp preparations for of sightseeing tours. The following is a look back at how EuroBasket 2015. Playing their first game after a two-day break, the Illini the Illini performed on the trip. shot nearly 46 percent from the field (37-81) and had The Illini battled the Orange Lions throughout the first five players score in double figures with seven total- Aug. 11 – Illinois 68, Waregem 63 half, trailing by just three points at the break. But they ing between eight and 15 points. After combining for The Fighting Illini opened their European tour with a were outscored 51-27 in the second half as the Dutch just seven 3-pointers through the first two games of five-point victory over Waregem, a Belgian Division II surged to the win in front of a sold-out crowd of 1,500 the tour, the Illini knocked down seven treys against professional team. Illinois took the court one day after orange-clad fans at the Topsportscentrum. Bretigny. The Illini also did a good job taking care of the traveling through the night and found itself in a tight ball, committing just 13 turnovers on the night com- game from the outset. Coach John Groce scripted min- Coach John Groce once again rotated different lineups, pared to 37 through the first two games. utes for his squad and stuck to that plan regardless of had players at multiple positions and substituted fre- the score as 11 players saw action, with nine logging quently, as a total of 10 players logged double-figure Sophomore Leron Black recorded his second double- at least 14 minutes and no one playing more than 27. minutes. Juniors Maverick Morgan and Kendrick Nunn double of the tour, scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 led the Illini in scoring, each registering 10 points. Ju- boards. Senior Mike Thorne, junior Kendrick Nunn and Illinois went on a key 14-3 run late in the third quarter nior Malcolm Hill and senior Mike Thorne added seven freshman Aaron Jordan tallied 12 points apiece. to take a 53-42 lead. The hosts fought back and took points apiece while freshman Aaron Jordan added six. a 58-56 lead of its own with five minutes remaining. Junior Jaylon Tate had his best performance of the tour, Freshman D.J. Williams scored on a driving layup to tie Sophomore Leron Black continued his work on the dishing out a game-high six assists while registering it, and Malcolm Hill drained a 3-pointer off an inside- glass, collecting a game-high eight boards. Nunn, 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting and a perfect 4-of-4 at out pass from Mike Thorne to put the Illini ahead 61-58. meanwhile, added seven rebounds and freshman Mi- the foul line. After Waregem’s Van Hulle hit a jumper to bring them chael Finke garnered six. Junior Jaylon Tate led the UI within one, Kendrick Nunn was fouled on a pull-up and with five assists and posted an assist-turnover ratio of Freshman Michael Finke was the UI’s second-leading made the bucket plus the and-1 to give the Orange and 5:1 in 28 minutes. rebounder with eight boards while chipping in nine Blue a 64-60 lead. points, and junior Malcolm Hill added eight points.

Waregem again pulled to within one point, but Hill had The Illini trailed Bretigny by six points midway through the answer, driving hard to the basket through traffic the first quarter before going on a 15-1 run to grab a and hitting a contested layup with 30 seconds to go to 28-20 lead early in the second. put the Illini up by three. After a defensive stop, Wil- liams calmly knocked down a pair of free throws with The Orange and Blue led by 10 at the break and opened seven seconds remaining to close out the win. up the second half by scoring nine of the first 12 points to extend its lead to 16. The margin swelled to 20 at the Sophomore Leron Black had a double-double, register- start of the fourth quarter. ing game highs of 16 points and 14 rebounds. Hill added 15 points, while Thorne just missed out on a double- Illini head coach John Groce started his third different double, finishing with 10 points and nine rebounds. lineup of the trip and continued to subsititue frequently and spread out the minutes. Ten players logged at least 15 minutes with only one exceeding 20 (Tate, 26). COMBINED STATISTICS

Player G-GS MIN-Avg. FG-FGA/Pct. 3P-3PA/Pct. FT-FTA/Pct. REB-Avg. PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-Avg. 12-Black 4-3 85-21.3 23-45/.511 0-1/.000 10-13/.769 47-11.8 12-1 3 6 1 2 56-14.0 21-Hill 4-2 84-21.0 18-33/.545 2-6/.333 6-7/.857 18-4.5 8-0 6 8 0 2 44-11.0 23-Jordan 4-1 70-17.5 13-32/.406 8-20/.400 0-2/.000 6-1.5 9-0 2 5 0 1 34-8.5 25-Nunn 4-2 86-21.5 12-42/.286 3-21/.143 6-8/.750 11-2.8 10-0 0 9 3 3 33-8.3 33-Thorne 4-2 77-19.3 14-30/.467 0-0/.000 3-11/.273 26-6.5 6-0 2 5 4 2 31-7.8 0-Williams 4-3 76-19.0 11-24/.458 0-4/.000 8-12/.667 9-2.3 5-0 10 7 1 1 30-7.5 22-Morgan 4-2 64-16.0 11-25/.440 0-0/.000 3-4/.750 13-3.3 2-0 1 7 1 0 25-6.3 43-Finke 4-1 72-18.0 8-23/.348 1-12/.083 2-2/1.000 21-5.3 6-0 5 6 0 4 19-4.8 10-LaTulip 3-1 31-10.3 6-11/.545 2-6/.333 0-0/.000 4-1.3 5-0 2 0 0 2 14-4.7 1-Tate 4-2 100-25.0 4-13/.308 0-0/.000 8-8/1.000 7-1.8 8-0 19 7 0 4 16-4.0 44-Austin 4-1 51-12.8 4-11/.364 3-6/.500 0-2/.000 7-1.8 3-0 5 3 1 4 11-2.8 45-Liss 3-0 4-1.3 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1-0.3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0 5-Coleman-Lands DNP-Inj. 13-Abrams DNP-Inj. Team 8-2.0 3 ILLINOIS 4 800 124-290/.428 19-77/.247 46-69/.667 178-44.5 74-1 55 66 11 25 313-78.3

30 // FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL // 1,729 VICTORIES // 17 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS // 30 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES // FIVE FINAL FOURS THE FIGHTING ILLINI EUROPEAN TRIP RECAP FINAL BOX SCORE Illinois: 68 Waregem: 63 Date: 8/11/15 Location: Waregem, Belgium Time: 8 p.m. Attendance: 417

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Aug. 17 – Illinois 96, AMW Select 77 No. Name FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF TP A TO B S MIN 0 Williams G 2-3 0-0 2-3 2 0 6 2 2 0 1 17 Illinois closed out its European tour with a 19-point vic- 1 Tate 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 2 3 0 0 24 10 LaTulip 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 9 12 Black F 7-12 0-0 2-4 14 5 16 0 2 0 0 23 tory over AMW Select in Paris. 21 Hill G 6-13 1-2 2-2 8 2 15 2 2 0 0 27 GAME 1 BOX SCORE 22 Morgan 3-6 0-0 0-0 4 0 6 0 3 1 0 15 23 Jordan 1-4 1-2 0-0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 16 25 Nunn G 3-10 0-3 1-1 2 4 7 0 2 0 2 22 After falling behind 11-2 out of the gate, the Illini 33 Thorne C 4-7 0-0 2-7 9 0 10 2 2 3 1 25 43 Finke 1-3 0-1 0-0 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 14 44 Austin 0-2 0-1 0-2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 fought back to within one possession by the end of the ILLINOIS 68 45 Liss DNP 5 Coleman-Lands DNP-Inj. first quarter. Less than a minute later, the UI faced its 13 Abrams DNP-Inj. WAREGEM 63 Team 3 0 biggest deficit of the game at 10 points. The Orange TOTALS 28-64 3-11 9-19 51 20 68 9 19 4 5 200 WAREGEM and Blue responded with a staggering 26-3 run to open No. Name FG 3FG FT TP 4 Delepeleire 3 0 2 8 up a 45-32 lead with 3:22 remaining in the half. 6 Samaey 4 0 0 8 AUG. 11, 2015 7 Van Hulle 1 0 0 2 8 Naudts 0 0 4 4 9 Guillemym 4 3 0 11 WAREGEM, BELGIUM 10 Foucart 2 0 0 4 AMW got back to within nine, but freshman Aaron Jor- 12 Steinbach 3 0 2 8 13 Bruyneel 2 2 0 6 15 Van Voorem 4 1 3 12 dan drained a 30-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to get the TOTALS 23 6 11 63

Illini lead back to double digits, where it remained the SCORE 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total FINALILLINOIS BOX SCORE 13 18 23 14 68 Netherlands:Waregem 81 Illinois: 54 13 Date: 8/12/15 21 14 15 63 rest of the way. Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Time: 7 p.m. Attendance: 1,500

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS No. Name FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-TR PF TP A TO B S MIN Sophomore Leron Black continued his torrid play, re- 0 Williams 1-6 0-2 2-2 0-1–1 1 4 1 2 0 0 18 1 Tate G 0-4 0-0 2-2 1-1–2 1 2 5 1 0 1 28 cording his third double-double of the four-game tour 12 Black F 2-9 0-0 0-0 3-5–8 3 4 2 1 0 0 20 21 Hill G 3-7 1-2 0-0 0-3–3 0 7 2 4 0 1 25 22 Morgan 5-7 0-0 0-0 1-1–2 0 10 1 1 0 0 14 with game highs of 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting and GAME 2 BOX SCORE 23 Jordan 2-5 2-3 0-2 0-2–2 2 6 1 2 0 0 16 25 Nunn G 2-9 1-5 5-5 1-6–7 2 10 0 2 2 0 27 15 rebounds. He scored in a variety of ways against 33 Thorne C 3-8 0-0 1-4 1-2–3 2 7 0 2 1 0 20 43 Finke 2-6 0-3 0-0 1-5–6 1 4 2 2 0 1 20 AMW, from post moves in the paint to offensive re- 44 Austin 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-2–2 2 0 1 0 0 0 11 45 Liss 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 NETHERLANDS 81 5 Coleman-Lands DNP-Inj. bounds, pull-up jumpers and pick-and-pop action. 10 LaTulip DNP-Inj. 13 Abrams DNP-Inj. Black averaged a double-double for the trip at 14.0 ILLINOIS 54 Team 0 1 TOTALS 20-63 4-16 10-15 8-28–36 14 54 15 18 3 3 200 points and 11.8 rebounds. NETHERLANDS NATIONAL TEAM No. Name FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-TR PF TP A TO B S MIN 0 Franke 4-6 3-4 2-2 0-2–2 1 13 0 0 0 0 10 5 Williams 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-1–1 1 2 5 1 0 1 21 Black was one of four Illini to score in double figures AUG. 12, 2015 6 W. de Jong 1-9 0-0 4-4 0-3–3 0 6 1 1 1 3 24 7 Kloof 2-12 0-3 2-2 1-2–3 2 6 2 1 1 0 19 9 Kherazzi 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2–2 1 2 0 0 0 1 14 on the night. Junior Malcolm Hill netted 14 points while ROTTERDAM, 10 de Pagter 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 12 Akerboom 1-8 1-4 1-2 1-2–3 1 4 1 1 0 0 17 going a perfect 5-for-5 from the field. Freshman D.J. 13 Schaftenaar 7-10 1-3 3-3 1-5–6 0 18 0 0 1 1 21 NETHERLANDS 18 N. de Jong 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 3 6 2 3 0 0 17 21 Smeulders 5-7 0-0 2-2 3-3–6 1 12 0 0 0 1 13 Williams set his trip-high with 14 points, and fellow 23 Norel 5-6 0-0 0-0 1-3–4 3 10 0 1 1 0 19 44 Slagter 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-4–4 2 2 4 1 0 1 18 freshman Aaron Jordan hit double digits for the second TOTALS 31-72 5-16 14-15 8-29–37 19 81 16 9 4 9 200

SCORE 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total straight game with 13. ILLINOIS 14 13 12 15 54 FINAL BOX SCORE Netherlands 20 10 22 29 81 Illinois: 95 Bretigny Select: 73 Date: 8/15/15 Location: Bretigny-sur-Orge Time: 8 p.m. Attendance: 544 Senior Mike LaTulip – who will redshirt this season in UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS No. Name FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D–TR PF TP A TO B S MIN order to retain his final year of eligibility as as gradu- 0 Williams G 2-6 0-1 2-4 0-2–2 1 6 3 1 0 0 19 1 Tate G 3-5 0-0 4-4 0-1–1 2 10 6 2 0 1 26 ate transfer – earned the start for the game as an ac- 10 LaTulip 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 GAME 3 BOX SCORE 12 Black 6-12 0-1 3-3 3-7–10 2 15 0 0 0 1 19 21 Hill 4-8 0-2 0-0 1-2–3 2 8 2 2 0 1 19 knowledgement from Coach John Groce for all of his 22 Morgan 0-4 0-0 3-4 3-1–4 1 3 0 1 0 0 20 23 Jordan G 5-9 2-5 0-0 1-1–2 3 12 1 2 0 1 18 hard work and sacrifice for the program. LaTulip made 25 Nunn 5-11 2-7 0-0 0-2–2 3 12 0 5 1 1 20 33 Thorne C 6-11 0-0 0-0 3-4–7 1 12 0 0 0 1 16 the most of his opportunity, scoring nine points. ILLINOIS 95 43 Finke F 3-9 1-6 2-2 2-6–8 3 9 1 0 0 1 19 44 Austin 2-4 2-3 0-0 0-3–3 0 6 1 0 0 2 15 45 Liss 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 Coleman-Lands DNP-Inj. BRETIGNY 73 13 Abrams DNP-Inj. While Black dominated the glass throughout the game, Team 0-3–3 0 TOTALS 37-81 7-25 14-17 13-33–46 20 95 14 13 1 9 200 the Illini also received seven boards from senior Mike BRETIGNY SELECT No. Name FG 3FG FT TP Thorne. Junior Jaylon Tate, meanwhile, had his third AUG. 15, 2015 6 K. Niang 0 0 0 0 11 Pauline 3 0 2 8 straight game of the tour with at least five assists, 12 Sangoo 0 0 0 0 BRETIGNY-SUR-ORGE, 17 Munanga 7 0 4 18 18 Toure 3 0 1 7 posting a game-high six assists compared to just one 20 B. Niang 4 0 3 11 FRANCE 21 Keita 9 3 8 29 turnover. 23 Seymour 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 26 3 18 73

SCORE 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total ILLINOIS 23 25 23 24 95 FINAL BOX SCORE Bretigny 20 18 15 20 73 Illinois shot its best percentage of the trip, knocking Illinois: 96 AMW Select: 77 Date: 8/17/15 Location: Paris, France Time: 7:45 p.m. Attendance: 310 down 47.6 percent from the field. Groce continuined UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS with his plan of dividing the minutes nearly equally, No. Name FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D–TR PF TP A TO B S MIN 0 Williams G 6-9 0-1 2-3 1-3–4 3 14 4 2 1 0 22 1 Tate 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-2–2 1 4 6 1 0 2 22 with 11 Illini logging double figures and no one playing 10 LaTulip G 4-8 1-5 0-0 0-2–2 2 9 2 0 0 2 15 12 Black F 8-12 0-0 5-6 8-7–15 2 21 1 3 1 1 23 more than 23 minutes. 21 Hill 5-5 0-0 4-5 2-2–4 4 14 0 0 0 0 13 GAME 4 BOX SCORE 22 Morgan C 3-8 0-0 0-0 2-1–3 1 6 0 2 0 0 15 23 Jordan 5-14 3-10 0-0 0-0–0 1 13 0 1 0 0 20 25 Nunn 2-12 0-6 0-2 0-0–0 1 4 0 0 0 0 17 33 Thorne 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-6–7 3 2 0 1 0 0 16 43 Finke 2-5 0-2 0-0 2-2–4 1 4 1 2 0 2 19 44 Austin G 2-3 1-1 0-0 0-1–1 1 5 3 2 1 1 17 ILLINOIS 96 45 Liss 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Coleman-Lands DNP-Inj. 13 Abrams DNP-Inj. AMW 77 Team 0-2–2 2 TOTALS 39-82 5-25 13-18 16-29–45 20 96 17 16 3 8 200

AMW SELECT No. Name FG 3FG FT TP 8 Karoui 1 0 0 2 18 Sy 7 3 3 20 AUG. 17, 2015 21 Slakovic 2 0 0 4 22 Voise 6 3 0 15 32 Ozan 2 0 0 4 PARIS, FRANCE 37 Ngollo 3 0 4 10 38 Boucharel 4 1 1 10 43 Sane 2 0 0 4 45 Konte 3 1 1 8 TOTALS 30 8 9 77

SCORE 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total ILLINOIS 19 35 23 19 96 AMW 22 20 15 20 77

2015-16 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK // 31 THE FIGHTING ILLINI TRACY 13 ABRAMS GRADUATE STUDENT // GUARD // 6-2 // 185 CHICAGO, ILL. // MOUNT CARMEL H.S.

AT ILLINOIS Northwestern (Feb. 17) … 16 points vs. Nebraska (March 2) … 16 points vs. Indiana in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal 2015-16: Tore Achilles tendon in left leg during July practice (March 15) … 13 points and six assists vs. Colorado in and is out for the season … Currently plans to apply for a NCAA Tournament Second Round (March 22). medical hardship waiver for a sixth-season of eligibility in 2016-17. 2011-12 FRESHMAN: Team MVP … Played in all 32 games and started 19 times … Averaged 4.3 ppg and 1.9 apg 2014-15 REDSHIRT: Redshirted the season after tearing ACL … Scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting and grabbed a in right knee during September skill workout. season-high seven rebounds in opener vs. Loyola Chicago ABRAMS’ CAREER HIGHS (Nov. 11) … Tallied five assists vs. Chicago State (Nov. 27) 2013-14 JUNIOR: Started all 35 games … Second on the … Scored eight points vs. Nebraska (Jan. 7) … Notched team in scoring, averaging 10.7 points … Led Illini and nine points on 4-of-6 shooting vs. Wisconsin (Jan. 22) … Points ...... 27 ranked 13th in the Big Ten in assists, averaging 3.2 apg … vs. Auburn (12/29/12) Hit the game-tying three to even the contest at 40 apiece Scored in double figures 20 times and was Illini’s leading vs. Michigan State (Jan. 31) … Dished out career-high scorer in nine games … Scored season-high 25 points to eight assists, the most by an Illini during the season, vs. FG ...... 9 go along with seven rebounds vs. Indiana in the Big Ten Northwestern (Feb. 5) … Eight points at Indiana (Feb. 9) twice; last at Hawaii (11/16/12) Tournament Opening Round (March 13) … Matched a … Notched a season-high 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting career high with eight rebounds and added 12 points vs. vs. Purdue (Feb. 15) … Scored in double figures two other FGA ...... 16 Bradley (Nov. 17) … Turned in 15 points, including 12 in the times with 11 points at Nebraska (Feb. 18) and 12 points vs. five times; last vs. Indiana (3/13/14) second half, and four steals vs. IPFW (Nov. 29) … Tallied 17 Michigan (March 1). points and matched career-high with three 3-pointers to go along with seven rebounds and five assists vs. Auburn (Dec. 3P ...... 3 8) … Scored 22 points and made game-winning free throws HIGH SCHOOL three times; last vs. Auburn (12/8/13) with 4.6 seconds left vs. Missouri (Dec. 21) … Totaled 17 Consensus top-100 recruit averaged 17.7 points, 6.2 points on 8-of-12 shooting vs. Indiana (Dec. 31) … Team- rebounds and 4.6 assists as a senior … First-team All-State 3PA ...... 6 high 15 points vs. Michigan State (Jan. 18) … Dished out selection by the Chicago Sun-Times, Champaign-Urbana three times; last at Michigan State a season-high six assists and was 8-of-8 from the free News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (3/1/14) throw line while scoring 13 points at Minnesota (Feb. 19) … (IBCA) … Second-team All-State by the Associated Press Equaled a career high with five steals and added 12 points (AP) … Third-team All-State by the Chicago Tribune … FT ...... 13 at Michigan State (March 1). Player of the Year by the Northwest Indiana Times … All- vs. Auburn (12/29/12) Area by the Sun-Times … Chicago Catholic League-South 2012-13 SOPHOMORE: Played in all 36 games, starting 32 Division Athlete of the Year … Ranked No. 69 on the … Third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.6 points … recruiting services consensus index, including No. 58 by FTA ...... 15 Scored in double figures 22 times … Led Illini and ranked vs. Auburn (12/29/12) Rivals and No. 62 by Prep Stars … Averaged 18 points, ninth in the Big Ten in assists, averaging 3.4 apg … Also five rebounds and three assists as a junior … First-team led team in steals, ranking ninth in Big Ten (1.4 spg) … One All-State by the News-Gazette, second-team All-State by Rebounds ...... 8 of three recipients of team’s Most Improved Player award the Sun-Times, AP and IBCA and special mention All-State twice; last vs. Bradley (11/17/13) … Named Big Ten Player of the Week on Dec. 31 following by the Tribune as a junior … Played with current Illini a career-high 27-point, eight-rebound performance vs. teammate Alex Austin at Mount Carmel …High school coach Assists ...... 8 Auburn (Dec. 27) … Made 13-of-15 at the line against was Mike Flaherty … Played for the Illinois Wolves AAU twice; last vs. USC (11/19/12) Auburn and also added five assists and four steals … 13 program, coached by Mike Mullins. points, made career-high three 3-pointers and had five

assists in opener vs. Colgate (Nov. 9) … 22 points with five Blocks ...... 2 rebounds and career-high five steals at Hawaii (Nov. 16) … PERSONAL twice; last vs. UIC (12/28/13) 11 points, six rebounds and career-high eight assists vs. USC (Nov. 19) … 17 points vs. Butler in Maui Invite title Born Feb. 6, 1992 … Enrolled in the UI master’s program Steals ...... 5 game (Nov. 21) … 14 points and five assists at Gonzaga in recreation, sport and tourism … Earned bachelor’s twice; last at Michigan State (3/1/14) (Dec. 8) … 13 points, five assists, six boards and three degree in communication in May 2015 … Parents are Tracy steals vs. Ohio State (Jan. 5) … 16 points, six assists, five Abrams and Felicia Sales … Has four brothers … Member Minutes ...... 37 boards and four steals at Michigan State (Jan. 31) … Six of the honor roll in high school … Favorite player is Derrick Rose … Fighting Illini heroes growing up were Dee Brown vs. Indiana (3/13/14) assists, six rebounds and five points, including a 3-pointer with 18.1 seconds left to seal the victory at Minnesota (Feb. and Deron Williams … Fierce competitor who says, “I’ll do 10) … 13 points and seven assists vs. Purdue (Feb. 13) … anything to win, because I love my team.” Had 13 points and tied career high with three 3-pointers at

ABRAMS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2011-12 32-19 674-21.1 49-120/.408 9-35/.257 29-46/.630 22-50–72/2.3 72-1 60 50 0 14 136-4.3 2012-13 36-32 1032-28.7 132-335/.394 31-114/.272 86-115/.748 29-98–127/3.5 83-1 121 94 4 50 381-10.6 2013-14 35-35 1054-30.1 114-342/.333 30-111/.270 115-149/.772 16-106–122/3.5 77-0 112 67 8 42 373-10.7 2014-15 DNP–Inj. TOTAL 103-86 2760-26.8 295-797/.370 70-260/.269 230-310/.742 67-254–321/3.1 232-2 293 211 12 106 890-8.6

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ABRAMS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

2011-12 – Freshman 2012-13 – Sophomore Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS 11-11 Loyola Chicago 1-1 22 4-5 0-0 0-0 5-2–7 0 1 2 0 2 8 11-9 Colgate 1-1 32 5-11 3-5 0-1 0-3–3 3 5 3 1 0 13 11-14 SIU Edwardsville 1-1 21 2-5 1-2 0-0 0-1–1 1 1 5 0 3 5 11-12 St. Francis (N.Y.) 1-1 30 6-13 2-5 1-1 1-1–2 1 4 2 0 0 15 11-17 Lipscomb 1-0 10 1-3 0-1 2-2 1-2–3 2 0 1 0 0 4 11-16 at Hawaii 1-1 35 9-16 2-4 2-6 2-3–5 4 3 2 0 5 22 11-22 vs. Richmond 1-0 13 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 4 0 0 0 1 0 11-19 vs. USC 1-1 29 5-7 1-3 0-0 2-4–6 2 8 8 0 1 11 11-23 vs. Illinois State 1-0 7 1-2 0-0 1-1 1-0–1 1 0 1 0 0 3 11-20 vs. Chaminade 1-1 28 4-12 0-4 0-0 1-1–2 0 2 1 1 1 8 11-27 Chicago State 1-0 24 1-3 0-1 2-4 0-2–2 1 5 2 0 0 4 11-21 vs. Butler 1-1 31 5-9 1-2 6-6 0-3–3 3 1 3 0 2 17 11-29 at Maryland 1-0 21 0-2 0-0 2-2 2-1–3 4 4 0 0 0 2 11-25 Gardner-Webb 1-1 18 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1–2 1 0 4 0 0 0 12-3 Gonzaga 1-0 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 1 3 2 0 0 2 11-28 Georgia Tech 1-1 25 2-7 1-5 1-1 1-3–4 1 5 4 0 2 6 12-7 St. Bonaventure 1-0 16 0-3 0-2 0-0 2-1–3 2 0 0 0 0 0 12-4 Western Carolina 1-1 30 4-11 0-2 2-2 4-1–5 0 3 0 0 2 10 12-11 Coppin State 1-0 15 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-2–2 1 2 2 0 1 3 12-8 at Gonzaga 1-1 30 5-13 0-4 4-4 1-2–3 1 5 3 0 2 14 12-17 vs. UNLV 1-0 10 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-0–1 1 1 1 0 0 0 12-11 Norfolk State 1-1 23 4-12 1-4 0-5 1-1–2 2 1 2 0 0 9 12-19 Cornell 1-0 14 0-2 0-0 0-1 1-0–1 2 1 0 0 0 0 12-16 Eastern Kentucky 1-1 25 5-8 1-3 2-2 0-5–5 3 2 5 0 3 13 12-22 vs. Missouri 1-0 12 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-2–2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12-22 vs. Missouri 1-1 19 2-9 0-3 0-0 1-2–3 4 1 1 0 0 4 12-27 Minnesota 1-0 23 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-3–3 1 0 5 0 0 2 12-29 vs. Auburn 1-1 35 6-11 2-3 13-15 1-7–8 2 5 1 0 4 27 12-31 at Purdue 1-0 24 0-1 0-1 2-2 1-2–3 1 4 2 0 0 2 1-2 at Purdue 1-1 29 4-12 1-5 3-4 0-4–4 1 5 3 0 2 12 1-4 at Northwestern 1-1 30 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-5–5 5-1 3 0 0 0 0 1-5 Ohio State 1-1 27 5-7 2-2 1-2 1-5–6 3 5 6 0 3 13 1-7 Nebraska 1-1 34 3-4 1-2 1-4 0-3–3 2 1 3 0 1 8 1-9 Minnesota 1-1 24 5-9 0-3 4-6 1-3–4 5 2 2 0 0 14 1-10 Ohio State 1-1 32 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-2–2 1 2 3 0 1 2 1-12 at Wisconsin 1-1 22 4-8 0-0 1-2 2-2–4 3 0 1 0 1 9 1-19 at Penn State 1-1 19 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-3–4 2 1 2 0 1 0 1-17 Northwestern 1-1 26 3-9 0-3 4-7 0-3–3 2 4 4 0 1 10 1-22 Wisconsin 1-1 27 4-6 1-2 0-1 0-2–2 2 2 0 0 0 9 1-22 at Nebraska 1-1 22 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 3 3 3 0 2 0 1-28 at Minnesota 1-1 14 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-2–2 4 4 2 0 0 3 1-27 Michigan 1-1 32 4-10 1-4 1-2 0-3–3 1 3 2 0 1 10 1-31 Michigan State 1-1 22 1-3 1-2 2-4 0-3–3 4 0 1 0 1 5 1-31 at Michigan State 1-1 31 4-12 2-6 6-6 0-5–5 3 6 2 0 4 16 2-5 Northwestern 1-1 28 2-4 0-2 2-3 1-1–2 3 8 4 0 0 6 2-3 Wisconsin 1-1 32 4-10 0-1 2-2 0-1–1 4 3 4 0 0 10 2-9 at Indiana 1-1 30 3-6 0-1 2-2 0-2–2 4 2 1 0 1 8 2-7 Indiana 1-1 24 0-5 0-2 0-0 0-1–1 3 3 1 0 0 0 2-12 at Michigan 1-1 31 0-1 0-0 1-3 0-0–0 4 3 0 0 0 1 2-10 at Minnesota 1-0 33 2-9 1-2 0-0 2-4–6 3 6 0 0 0 5 2-15 Purdue 1-1 29 9-16 1-6 3-3 1-1–2 1 1 3 0 0 22 2-13 Purdue 1-1 34 4-9 2-4 3-4 1-4–5 1 7 2 0 2 13 2-18 at Nebraska 1-1 25 3-5 2-3 3-4 0-0–0 3 3 2 0 1 11 2-17 at Northwestern 1-0 27 5-8 3-5 0-0 0-3–3 4 4 3 0 0 13 2-21 at Ohio State 1-1 22 3-8 0-0 0-0 3-0–3 3 0 1 0 0 6 2-21 Penn State 1-0 26 1-4 0-3 1-2 0-1–1 2 3 2 0 0 3 2-26 Iowa 1-1 20 1-6 0-1 1-2 0-2–2 0 3 3 0 0 3 2-24 at Michigan 1-1 35 4-11 0-3 2-2 1-4–5 1 1 3 0 1 10 3-1 Michigan 1-1 28 4-7 0-0 4-6 1-4–5 4 0 0 0 1 12 3-2 Nebraska 1-0 29 4-11 2-5 6-6 0-4–4 2 1 3 0 1 16 3-4 at Wisconsin 1-1 17 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 4 1 0 0 0 2 3-5 at Iowa 1-1 33 1-9 0-4 4-7 0-2–2 4 4 2 0 3 6 3-8 vs. Iowa 1-1 22 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-2–2 3 4 2 0 0 3 3-10 at Ohio State 1-1 33 3-10 0-1 3-4 0-1–1 3 4 2 0 3 9 3-14 vs. Minnesota 1-1 28 1-5 0-3 4-5 2-2–4 2 2 3 1 2 6 3-15 vs. Indiana 1-1 32 5-15 2-5 4-4 1-3–4 3 2 3 0 0 16 3-22 vs. Colorado 1-1 34 4-10 1-4 4-4 1-3–4 1 6 3 1 2 13 3-24 vs. Miami 1-1 29 3-10 0-2 2-3 1-2–3 2 2 1 0 0 8

2013-14 – Junior Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS 11-8 Alabama State 1-1 23 3-10 1-4 2-4 1-4–5 2 3 2 0 0 9 11-10 Jacksonville State 1-1 25 5-11 1-3 2-3 0-1–1 3 1 1 1 1 13 11-13 Valparaiso 1-1 33 4-16 0-4 4-6 0-5–5 0 4 3 2 2 12 11-17 Bradley 1-1 27 3-6 2-4 4-4 0-8–8 2 3 2 0 1 12 11-22 Chicago State 1-1 30 3-11 0-2 6-8 0-4–4 0 5 1 1 1 12 11-26 at UNLV 1-1 28 2-12 0-2 1-2 0-4–4 0 4 2 0 2 5 11-29 IPFW 1-1 31 5-11 0-4 5-8 0-2–2 4 1 2 0 4 15 12-3 at Georgia Tech 1-1 26 1-7 0-3 5-6 1-1–2 3 2 3 0 0 7 12-8 vs. Auburn 1-1 29 7-10 3-5 0-0 0-7–7 3 5 2 0 2 17 12-10 Dartmouth 1-1 28 2-7 1-2 4-7 0-2–2 2 4 0 0 0 9 12-14 vs. Oregon 1-1 31 5-12 1-5 5-5 1-3–4 0 5 3 0 1 16 12-21 vs. Missouri 1-1 36 7-16 1-4 7-10 0-6–6 2 1 1 0 0 22 12-28 vs. UIC 1-1 32 5-11 1-2 5-6 1-2–3 1 4 1 2 1 16 12-31 Indiana 1-1 35 8-12 0-1 1-2 0-2–2 3 3 4 0 3 17 1-4 Penn State 1-1 26 3-13 2-3 4-4 2-4–6 1 5 0 0 0 12 1-8 at Wisconsin 1-1 23 3-11 0-2 2-3 1-2–3 3 1 1 0 0 8 1-12 at Northwestern 1-1 37 6-15 1-2 0-0 1-5–6 3 5 1 0 3 13 1-15 Purdue 1-1 33 5-13 1-3 2-2 1-1–2 3 5 2 0 0 13 1-18 Michigan State 1-1 31 3-11 1-3 8-8 0-3–3 3 3 1 0 1 15 1-23 at Ohio State 1-1 28 2-8 0-2 5-7 0-1–1 2 3 4 0 0 9 1-26 at Indiana 1-1 13 1-4 0-3 0-0 0-0–0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2-1 Iowa 1-1 33 3-8 1-2 4-6 0-3–3 1 2 3 0 1 11 2-4 Wisconsin 1-1 30 2-8 1-2 3-4 0-1–1 4 2 0 0 2 8 2-9 at Penn State 1-1 29 0-5 0-3 2-4 0-3–3 3 5 2 0 1 2 2-12 at Nebraska 1-1 24 0-4 0-2 3-4 1-3–4 4 3 3 0 1 3 2-15 Ohio State 1-1 32 4-12 3-5 2-2 1-3–4 1 0 3 0 0 13 2-19 at Minnesota 1-1 32 2-5 1-1 8-8 0-1–1 3 6 3 0 0 13 2-26 Nebraska 1-1 34 0-7 0-5 1-3 0-4–4 1 5 0 0 2 1 3-1 at Michigan State 1-1 34 4-9 2-6 2-2 0-1–1 1 4 4 0 5 12 3-4 Michigan 1-1 28 1-5 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 3 2 1 0 1 2 3-8 at Iowa 1-1 36 2-9 2-5 1-2 1-4–5 3 3 4 1 1 7 3-13 vs. Indiana 1-1 37 8-16 2-5 7-9 1-6–7 3 2 1 1 2 25 3-14 vs. Michigan 1-1 30 2-8 1-3 6-6 1-4–5 4 5 1 0 1 11 3-19 at Boston U 1-1 34 1-5 1-4 2-2 1-4–5 2 3 2 0 1 5 3-23 at Clemson 1-1 36 2-14 0-5 2-2 1-2–3 2 3 2 0 0 6

2015-16 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK // 33 THE FIGHTING ILLINI MIKE 33 THORNE JR. GRADUATE STUDENT // CENTER // 6-11 // 270 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. // TRINITY CHRISTIAN H.S. // CHARLOTTE

AT ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL Transferred to Illinois after four years at Charlotte … Averaged 10.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and two blocks as a Eligible this season per NCAA graduate transfer rules. senior … Helped lead Trinity Christian to the 2011 North Carolina Class 1A state title … Averaged 5.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks as a junior … Played for the North AT CHARLOTTE Carolina Force AAU program. Played in 81 games during career at Charlotte, starting 60 times … Totaled 634 points (7.8 ppg) and 466 rebounds (5.8 rpg) while shooting nearly 52 percent from the field PERSONAL (268-516) … Started 30 of 32 games last season, ranking Born May 17, 1993 … Enrolled in the UI master’s program third on the 49ers in scoring with an average of 10.1 in education policy, organization and leadership … Earned points … Led team and ranked fifth in Conference USA bachelor’s degree in sociology from Charlotte in May 2015 in rebounding with average of 7.3 boards … Scored in … Parents are Michael Sr. and Arlene Thorne … Has double figures 18 times, led by season-high 23 points two sisters, Erica and Natalie … Enjoys fishing in his with 16 rebounds versus Penn State (Nov. 20, 2014) … free time … Favorite player is Marc Gasol … Proudest Grabbed career-high 18 rebounds against UNC Asheville basketball accomplishment was winning the state high (Nov. 30, 2014) … Started 30 of 31 games as a sophomore, school championship as a senior. averaging 9.1 points and 6.7 rebounds … Scored career- high 26 points versus Appalachian State (Dec. 8, 2013) … Recorded first career double-double with 16 points and 11 boards against Kansas State (Nov. 20, 2013) … Played in 17 games as a redshirt freshman … Appeared in one game as a true freshman before being sidelined and eventually receiving a medical hardship waiver.

THORNE’S CAREER STATISTICS AT CHARLOTTE Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2011-12 1-0 3-3.0 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0-0/0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0 2012-13 17-0 112-6.6 14-28/.500 0-0/.000 3-5/.600 14-9-23/1.4 11-0 0 3 2 3 31-1.8 2013-14 31-30 759-24.5 120-236/.508 0-1/.000 41-80/.513 78-130-208/6.7 78-4 12 51 23 9 281-9.1 2014-15 32-30 836-26.1 134-251/.534 0-1/.000 54-101/.535 85-150-235/7.3 75-2 25 42 29 4 322-10.1 TOTAL 81-60 1710-21.1 268-516/.519 0-2/.000 98-186/.527 177-289–466/5.8 164-6 37 96 54 16 634-7.8

34 // FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL // 1,729 VICTORIES // 17 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS // 30 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES // FIVE FINAL FOURS THE FIGHTING ILLINI KHALID 3 LEWIS GRADUATE STUDENT // GUARD // 6-3 // 185 TRENTON, N.J. // TRENTON CATHOLIC H.S. // LA SALLE

AT ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL Transferred to Illinois after three years at La Salle … Four-year starter at Trenton Catholic … Led team to three Eligible this season per NCAA graduate transfer rules. South Jersey titles … Named All-State and first-team Burlington County All-League as a senior, averaging 16 points per game … MVP of the Primetime Shootout … AT LA SALLE Helped lead Trenton to the 2010 New Jersey Tournament of Played in 61 games during career at La Salle, starting 18 Champions title and Non-Public B state championship … times … Totaled 281 points (4.6 ppg), 97 rebounds (1.6 Posted 15 points and five rebounds during a triple overtime rpg) and 98 assists (1.6 apg) … Started 18 of 33 games win over St. Anthony’s in the title game, earning MVP honors. last season, averaging 6.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steals … Ranked second on the Explorers in both assists and steals … Scored in double figures five times, PERSONAL led by season-high 17 points against Villanova (Dec. 3, Born May 5, 1992 … Enrolled in the UI master’s program 2014) … Had seven games with four or more assists, in education policy, organization and leadership … Earned highlighted by career-best nine assists versus Davidson in bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from La Salle in May the Atlantic-10 Tournament (March 13, 2015) … Played in 2015 … Parents are Tennyson Lewis and Tyheich Brooks … 28 games as a sophomore, averaging 3.0 points … Scored Has three younger brothers, one older sister and one younger season-high 10 points at Massachusetts (Feb. 5, 2014) … sister … Hobbies include listening to music and cooking … Sat out the 2013 season after transferring from Delaware. Favorite player is Derrick Rose … Biggest thrill in sports was winning state as a junior by defeating St. Anthony’s. AT DELAWARE Started all 32 games as a true freshman, averaging 5.2 points and leading the Blue Hens with an average of 2.6 assists … Scored career-high 18 points against La Salle (Dec. 19, 2011) …Transferred to La Salle following the season.

LEWIS’ CAREER STATISTICS AT DELAWARE Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2011-12 32-32 946-29.6 57-151/.377 10-41/.244 42-66/.636 15-44-59/1.8 67-3 83 63 5 34 166-5.2

LEWIS’ CAREER STATISTICS AT LA SALLE Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2012-13 DNP – Transfer 2013-14 28-0 394-14.1 27-103/.262 6-29/.207 23-29/.793 10-22-32/1.1 55-1 26 33 0 16 83-3.0 2014-15 33-18 907-27.5 74-198/.374 21-64/.328 29-47/.617 6-59-65/2.0 57-0 72 53 8 33 198-6.0 TOTAL 61-18 1301-21.3 101-301/.336 27-93/.290 52-76/.684 16-81–97/1.6 112-1 98 86 8 49 281-4.6

2015-16 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK // 35 THE FIGHTING ILLINI MIKE 10 LATULIP SENIOR // GUARD // 6-1 // 170 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. // PROSPECT H.S.

AT ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL 2015-16: Will redshirt this season, retaining his final year of Prospect High School’s all-time leading scorer with 1,484 eligibility as a graduate transfer in 2016-17. points … Averaged 22 points, four assists and 2.7 rebounds as a senior … Made 75 three-pointers on the season while 2014-15 JUNIOR: Appeared in 16 games on the season, shooting 38.5 percent from behind the arc … Scored a totaling 26 points … Scored seven points and grabbed career-high 44 points and hit seven three-pointers vs. career-high three rebounds vs. Coppin State (Nov. 16) … Buffalo Grove on Feb. 10, 2012 … Second-team All-State LATULIP’S CAREER HIGHS Scored career-high nine points in eight minutes vs. Austin selection by the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette … Third- Peay (Nov. 21) … Combined for 16 points over that two- team All-State by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Points ...... 9 game stretch after totaling 30 points in his first 28 career … Honorable mention All-State by the Associated Press … vs. Austin Peay (11/21/14) games … Hit 3-pointers vs. American (Dec. 6) and Hampton All-Area by the Daily Herald and ESPNChicago.com … High (Dec. 17) … Made two free throws at Wisconsin (Feb. 15) school coach was John Camardella … Played for the Full FG ...... 3 and at Iowa (Feb. 25). Package AAU program, coached by Louis Walker. vs. Austin Peay (11/21/14) 2013-14 SOPHOMORE: Played in 12 games, scoring 11 PERSONAL FGA ...... 4 points … Season-high six points and career-high two twice; last vs. Austin Peay 3-pointers in opener vs. Alabama State (Nov. 8) … Three Born Dec. 7, 1993 in Atlanta … Majoring in communication (11/21/14) points vs. Jacksonville State (Nov. 10) … Hit two free throws … Parents are Gary and Kathi LaTulip … Has an older vs. UIC (Dec. 28). brother, Joe, who is an Illinois graduate, and a younger 3P ...... 2 brother, Mitch … Father, Gary, was drafted by the vs. Alabama State (11/8/13) 2012-13 FRESHMAN: Played in 16 games on the season Philadelphia Phillies organization and played minor league … Made 4-of-11 shots from the field, including 3-of-9 baseball … Biggest thrill in high school sports was winning 3PA ...... 3 from 3-point land, and a perfect 8-for-8 at the line … the Mid-Suburban League conference title as a junior … twice; last vs. Alabama State Scored season-high seven points in eight minutes vs. St. Participated in the J. Kyle Braid leadership summit in (11/8/13) Francis-N.Y. (Nov. 12) … Five points and two rebounds vs. Colorado in the summer of 2010 … Favorite player is Steph Chaminade (Nov. 20). Curry … Favorite Illini player growing up was Dee Brown. FT ...... 4 vs. Coppin State (11/16/14)

FTA ...... 4 vs. Coppin State (11/16/14)

Rebounds ...... 3 vs. Coppin State (11/16/14)

Assists ...... 1 twice; last vs. Bradley (11/17/13)

Blocks ...... 0

Steals ...... 1 twice; last vs. Austin Peay (11/21/14)

Minutes ...... 13 vs. Alabama State (11/8/13)

LATULIP’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2012-13 16-0 38-2.4 4-11/.364 3-9/.333 8-8/1.000 0-2–2/0.1 3-0 0 1 0 0 19-1.2 2013-14 12-0 44-3.7 3-9/.333 3-9/.333 2-4/.500 0-3–3/0.3 7-0 2 1 0 1 11-0.9 2014-15 16-0 45-2.8 6-13/.462 4-9/.444 10-10/1.000 0-9–9/0.6 3-0 0 1 0 1 26-1.6 TOTAL 44-0 127-2.9 13-33/.394 10-27/.370 20-22/.909 0-14–14/0.3 13-0 2 3 0 2 56-1.3

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2012-13 – Freshman 2013-14 – Sophomore Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS 11-9 Colgate 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-8 Alabama State 1-0 13 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-1–1 4 1 0 0 1 6 11-12 St. Francis (N.Y.) 1-0 8 2-4 1-3 2-2 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 7 11-10 Jacksonville State 1-0 8 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0–0 1 0 0 0 0 3 11-16 at Hawaii 1-0 2 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11-13 Valparaiso 1-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-19 vs. USC 1-0 2 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11-17 Bradley 1-0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 0 1 0 0 0 0 11-20 vs. Chaminade 1-0 5 1-2 1-2 2-2 0-2–2 1 0 0 0 0 5 11-22 Chicago State 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-21 vs. Butler 1-0 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-26 at UNLV DNP 11-25 Gardner-Webb DNP 11-29 IPFW 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-28 Georgia Tech DNP 12-3 at Georgia Tech DNP 12-4 Western Carolina DNP 12-8 vs. Auburn 1-0 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-8 at Gonzaga DNP 12-10 Dartmouth DNP 12-11 Norfolk State 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-14 vs. Oregon DNP 12-16 Eastern Kentucky DNP 12-21 vs. Missouri DNP 12-22 vs. Missouri DNP 12-28 vs. UIC 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12-29 vs. Auburn 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-31 Indiana DNP 1-2 at Purdue DNP 1-4 Penn State 1-0 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-5 Ohio State DNP 1-8 at Wisconsin 1-0 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-9 Minnesota 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-12 at Northwestern DNP-inj. 1-12 at Wisconsin 1-0 5 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1-15 Purdue DNP-inj. 1-17 Northwestern 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-18 Michigan State DNP 1-22 at Nebraska 1-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-23 at Ohio State DNP 1-27 Michigan DNP 1-26 at Indiana DNP 1-31 at Michigan State 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 Iowa DNP 2-3 Wisconsin 1-0 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-4 Wisconsin DNP 2-7 Indiana DNP 2-9 at Penn State DNP 2-10 at Minnesota DNP 2-12 at Nebraska DNP 2-13 Purdue 1-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-15 Ohio State DNP 2-17 at Northwestern 1-0 3 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-19 at Minnesota DNP 2-21 Penn State DNP 2-26 Nebraska DNP 2-24 at Michigan DNP 3-1 at Michigan State DNP 3-2 Nebraska DNP 3-4 Michigan 1-0 7 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0–0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3-5 at Iowa DNP 3-8 at Iowa DNP 3-10 at Ohio State DNP 3-13 vs. Indiana 1-0 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-14 vs. Minnesota DNP 3-14 vs. Michigan DNP 3-15 vs. Indiana DNP 3-19 at Boston U DNP 3-22 vs. Colorado DNP 3-23 at Clemson DNP 3-24 vs. Miami DNP

2014-15 – Junior Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS 11-14 Georgia Southern DNP 11-16 Coppin State 1-0 10 1-3 1-2 4-4 0-3–3 2 0 0 0 0 7 11-21 Austin Peay 1-0 8 3-4 1-2 2-2 0-1–1 1 0 0 0 1 9 11-24 Brown 1-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-27 vs. Indiana State 1-0 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-28 vs. Baylor DNP 12-2 at Miami DNP 12-6 American 1-0 2 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12-9 vs. Villanova 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-13 vs. Oregon DNP 12-17 Hampton 1-0 3 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12-20 vs. Missouri DNP 12-27 Kennesaw State 1-0 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-2–2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-30 at Michigan DNP 1-3 at Ohio State DNP 1-7 Maryland DNP 1-11 at Nebraska DNP 1-14 at Northwestern DNP 1-18 Indiana DNP 1-21 Purdue 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-24 at Minnesota 1-0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-31 Penn State DNP 2-3 Rutgers DNP 2-7 at Michigan State DNP 2-12 Michigan 1-0 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-15 at Wisconsin 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2-22 Michigan State DNP-inj. 2-25 at Iowa 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1–1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2-28 Northwestern 1-0 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-4 Nebraska 1-0 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-7 at Purdue DNP 3-12 vs. Michigan 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-17 at Alabama DNP

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AT ILLINOIS points vs. Michigan State (Jan. 18) … Seven points vs. Iowa (Feb. 1) … Scored season-high 11 points in first career Participated in 2015 U.S. Pan American Men’s 2015-16: start at Penn State (Feb. 9) … Eight points at Nebraska Basketball Team training camp in Colorado Springs in July. (Feb. 12) … 10 points vs. Nebraska (Feb. 26) … Hit two threes and entered double figures with 10 points and five 2014-15 SOPHOMORE: Honorable mention All-Big Ten rebounds at Michigan State (March 1) … Had eight points selection (coaches and media) … Started 32 of 33 games, in back-to-back Big Ten Tournament games vs. Indiana ranking second on the team in scoring at 14.4 ppg (14th (March 13) and Michigan (March 14) … Notched 10 points HILL’S CAREER HIGHS in Big Ten) … Averaged 15.1 ppg in conference games and season-high eight rebounds at Boston U in the NIT First … Third on the Illini in rebounding at 4.8 rpg … Ranked Round (March 19) … Made nine of his final 15 three-point Points ...... 28 ninth in the Big Ten with a .781 free throw percentage … attempts on the year. vs. Maryland (1/7/15) Scored in double figures 29 times … Increased scoring by 10 points from 4.4 ppg as a freshman to 14.4 ppg as FG ...... 10 a sophomore … Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds HIGH SCHOOL vs. Penn State (1/31/15) vs. Coppin State (Nov. 16) … Scored 16 points on 6-of-7 Consensus national top-75 recruit averaged 25.3 points, shooting vs. Austin Peay (Nov. 21) … Named to Las Vegas 6.1 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.9 blocks as a senior … Invitational All-Tournament Team after scoring 17 points FGA ...... 18 Finished third in voting for Illinois Mr. Basketball … First- vs. Maryland (1/7/15) against both Indiana State (Nov. 27) and Baylor (Nov. 28) team All-State by the Associated Press, Champaign-Urbana … Netted 20 points vs. Villanova at Madison Square Garden News Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association 3P ...... 4 (Dec. 9) … Scored 16 points and equaled career-high with … Second-team All-State by the Chicago Tribune and four times; last vs. Northwestern nine rebounds vs. Kennesaw State (Dec. 27) … Opened Chicago Sun-Times … St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro (2/28/15) Big Ten play with team-high 19 points and seven rebounds Player of the Year and first-team All-Metro … Belleville at Michigan (Dec. 30) … Scored career-high 28 points, News-Democrat Player of the Year … Belleville East’s all- including a career-best 4-of-7 from 3-point range, in win 3PA ...... 8 time leading scorer with 2,067 career points … Set school at Minnesota (1/24/15) over No. 11 Maryland (Jan. 7) … Notched a game-high 18 single-season scoring record with 708 points, breaking points in victory over Purdue (Jan. 21) … Equaled career- his own record set as a junior (666 points) … Selected to high with four three-pointers and had team-high 18 points FT ...... 11 play in the IBCA All-Star Game, scoring a game-high 23 vs. Indiana State (11/27/14) at Minnesota (Jan. 24) … Made first game-winning basket points for the 3A/4A South squad … Ranked No. 70 on as an Illini, hitting a layup with 4.4 seconds remaining vs. the recruiting services consensus index … Ranked No. 62 FTA ...... 12 Penn State (Jan. 31), finishing one shy of his career high nationally by Rivals, No. 66 by ESPN and No. 72 by Scout vs. Indiana State (11/27/14) with 27 points … Totaled career-best 10 field goals against … Averaged 21.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.5 blocks as PSU, including a career-high tying four three-pointers … a junior … First-team All-State by AP, News-Gazette and Rebounds ...... 9 Named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 2 following IBCA, second-team All-State by Tribune and Sun-Times, 9, twice; last vs. Kennesaw State his performance vs. Penn State … Game-high 19 points first-team All-Metro by Post-Dispatch and Player of the Year (12/27/14) in win at Michigan State (Feb. 7) … Team-high 17 points by News-Democrat as a junior … Scored career-high 43 two weeks later vs. Michigan State (Feb. 22) … Game-high points versus Granite City (Feb. 24, 2012) … High school 22 points and career-high six assists in NIT First Round at Assists ...... 6 coach was Abel Schrader … Played for the Southwestern at Alabama (3/17/15) Alabama (March 17). Illinois Jets AAU program, coached by Patrick Smith. Blocks ...... 1 2013-14 FRESHMAN: Played in all 35 games, starting last PERSONAL seven times; last vs. Michigan 12 … Averaged 4.4 points and 2.4 rebounds on the season, Born Oct. 26, 1995 … Majoring in media and cinema (3/12/15) with those averages increasing to 6.5 points and 2.9 studies … Parents are Malcolm and Machanda and Hill … rebounds as a starter … Seven points and six rebounds in Father played Div. II college basketball at Missouri-St. Louis Steals ...... 3 Illini debut vs. Alabama State (Nov. 8) … Four points and … Has two younger brothers, Clayton and Anderson, and a vs. Indiana (1/18/15) six rebounds vs. Jacksonville State (Nov. 10) … Reached younger sister, Paige. double figures for the first time with 10 points vs. Dartmouth Minutes ...... 40 (Dec. 10) … Eight points vs. Penn State (Jan. 4) … Seven vs. Michigan (2/12/15) points and five rebounds vs. Purdue (Jan. 15) … Eight

HILL’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2013-14 35-12 495-14.1 46-120/.383 15-44/.341 47-61/.770 21-64–85/2.4 34-0 23 30 4 10 154-4.4 2014-15 33-32 1010-30.6 156-352/.443 42-108/.389 121-155/.781 61-98–159/4.8 68-0 44 49 7 28 475-14.4 TOTAL 68-44 1505-22.1 202-472/.428 57-152/.375 168-216/.778 82-162–244/3.6 102-0 67 79 11 38 629-9.3

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2013-14 – Freshman 2014-15 – Sophomore Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS 11-8 Alabama State 1-0 15 1-4 0-2 5-6 1-5–6 4 2 1 0 0 7 11-14 Georgia Southern 1-1 28 2-6 0-0 7-10 3-4–7 3 0 3 0 1 11 11-10 Jacksonville State 1-0 17 1-7 0-1 2-6 1-5–6 0 1 0 0 0 4 11-16 Coppin State 1-1 20 6-9 1-1 0-0 5-4–9 2 4 2 0 2 13 11-13 Valparaiso 1-0 14 0-2 0-1 4-4 0-1–1 1 0 0 1 0 4 11-21 Austin Peay 1-1 23 6-7 0-1 4-6 4-2–6 3 3 2 0 1 16 11-17 Bradley 1-0 13 0-1 0-0 5-6 2-2–4 1 0 2 1 0 5 11-24 Brown 1-1 24 4-8 1-2 2-4 3-2–5 3 1 0 0 1 11 11-22 Chicago State 1-0 11 2-4 0-2 0-0 0-1–1 0 1 1 0 0 4 11-27 vs. Indiana State 1-1 24 3-7 0-1 11-12 3-5–8 2 0 1 0 2 17 11-26 at UNLV 1-0 12 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-1–1 0 0 1 0 0 2 11-28 vs. Baylor 1-1 24 6-11 2-3 3-3 0-3–3 3 0 1 0 1 17 11-29 IPFW 1-0 9 0-1 0-0 1-2 2-3–5 0 1 2 0 0 1 12-2 at Miami 1-1 27 5-10 1-3 2-5 2-4–6 2 3 3 0 0 13 12-3 at Georgia Tech 1-0 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 1 1 0 2 12-6 American 1-1 24 6-10 1-2 0-0 2-1–3 3 0 2 0 1 13 12-8 vs. Auburn 1-0 12 1-5 1-2 0-0 0-2–2 0 1 3 0 0 3 12-9 vs. Villanova 1-1 35 8-16 1-3 3-5 2-3–5 3 2 2 0 1 20 12-10 Dartmouth 1-0 19 4-7 2-5 0-0 1-3–4 2 2 2 0 0 10 12-13 vs. Oregon 1-1 26 3-11 0-0 0-0 3-4–7 4 1 2 0 0 6 12-14 vs. Oregon 1-0 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12-17 Hampton 1-1 25 2-5 0-2 2-3 0-3–3 3 1 3 1 0 6 12-21 vs. Missouri 1-0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 2 0 0 0 1 0 12-20 vs. Missouri 1-1 31 3-7 0-2 4-5 3-0–3 2 0 2 0 0 10 12-28 vs. UIC 1-0 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12-27 Kennesaw State 1-1 20 6-7 2-2 2-3 2-7–9 2 1 0 0 2 16 12-31 Indiana 1-0 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-30 at Michigan 1-1 36 7-12 1-2 4-4 3-4–7 2 1 2 1 0 19 1-4 Penn State 1-0 18 2-3 0-1 4-4 2-0–2 1 1 0 0 1 8 1-3 at Ohio State 1-1 30 3-6 1-3 1-2 0-3–3 0 0 2 0 0 8 1-8 at Wisconsin 1-0 14 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-0–0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1-7 Maryland 1-1 39 9-18 4-7 6-7 3-4–7 2 0 2 0 1 28 1-12 at Northwestern 1-0 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1-11 at Nebraska 1-1 34 4-15 2-6 2-3 0-3–3 2 0 1 1 1 12 1-15 Purdue 1-0 13 3-5 1-2 0-0 1-4–5 1 0 2 0 0 7 1-14 at Northwestern 1-1 35 3-9 0-3 4-4 4-2–6 1 1 1 1 1 10 1-18 Michigan State 1-0 13 3-5 1-2 1-1 0-2–2 0 0 0 0 1 8 1-18 Indiana 1-1 34 5-10 1-4 1-3 2-3–5 0 2 2 0 3 12 1-23 at Ohio State 1-0 8 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-2–2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1-21 Purdue 1-1 39 5-12 2-3 6-6 1-5–6 0 4 1 0 0 18 1-26 at Indiana 1-0 12 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-3–4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-24 at Minnesota 1-1 36 5-17 4-8 4-4 2-1–3 1 1 3 0 2 18 2-1 Iowa 1-0 11 2-4 1-1 2-2 0-2–2 2 1 0 0 1 7 1-31 Penn State 1-1 37 10-15 4-5 3-4 2-2–4 2 1 0 0 1 27 2-4 Wisconsin 1-0 11 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-2–2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2-3 Rutgers 1-1 35 6-14 1-5 2-2 2-3–5 1 2 2 1 0 15 2-9 at Penn State 1-1 23 4-9 0-2 3-4 1-2–3 2 1 0 0 0 11 2-7 at Michigan State 1-1 37 5-11 1-4 8-9 0-6–6 2 2 1 0 2 19 2-12 at Nebraska 1-1 18 2-3 0-1 4-4 1-1–2 2 1 3 0 1 8 2-12 Michigan 1-1 40 4-16 2-7 1-3 1-5–6 3 0 0 1 0 11 2-15 Ohio State 1-1 23 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2-15 at Wisconsin 1-1 37 5-9 2-3 3-4 0-2–2 1 0 2 0 0 15 2-19 at Minnesota 1-1 17 2-5 0-0 1-2 1-1–2 1 0 1 0 0 5 2-22 Michigan State 1-1 32 5-11 0-2 7-9 1-3–4 4 0 2 0 0 17 2-26 Nebraska 1-1 20 2-3 2-2 4-4 1-4–5 0 1 2 0 0 10 2-25 at Iowa 1-1 28 1-10 0-2 0-0 0-0–0 4 1 0 0 1 2 3-1 at Michigan State 1-1 21 4-5 2-2 0-1 2-3–5 1 2 0 0 1 10 2-28 Northwestern 1-1 30 4-11 4-7 3-5 1-2–3 1 2 0 0 1 15 3-4 Michigan 1-1 27 1-5 0-2 1-2 1-0–1 0 1 1 0 0 3 3-4 Nebraska 1-1 29 1-7 1-3 7-8 2-1–3 2 2 1 0 0 10 3-8 at Iowa 1-1 18 0-6 0-2 0-0 0-1–1 2 2 0 0 0 0 3-7 at Purdue 1-1 31 4-10 0-4 7-8 1-2–3 3 2 2 0 2 15 3-13 vs. Indiana 1-1 13 2-3 2-2 2-3 0-4–4 3 0 2 0 1 8 3-12 vs. Michigan 1-1 28 3-12 1-3 6-6 2-4–6 1 1 0 1 0 13 3-14 vs. Michigan 1-1 24 3-4 2-2 0-0 0-2–2 0 2 1 1 0 8 3-17 at Alabama 1-0 32 7-13 2-5 6-8 2-1–3 1 6 2 0 1 22 3-19 at Boston U 1-1 20 3-6 1-1 3-4 2-6–8 0 1 0 0 1 10 3-23 at Clemson 1-1 22 1-4 0-2 1-2 0-1–1 0 0 0 0 1 3

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AT ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL 2014-15 SOPHOMORE: Academic All-Big Ten selection … Averaged 24.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.9 blocks as Played in 31 games, averaging 2.5 points per game … a senior, shooting 61.7 percent from the field … Ohio Scored six points in a career-high 17 minutes vs. Coppin Division I Player of the Year by the Ohio Basketball Coaches State (Nov. 16) … Had five points, three rebounds and two Association … First-team All-Ohio and All-Southwest blocked shots vs. Austin Peay (Nov. 21) … Five points vs. District by the Associated Press … First-team Greater Brown (Nov. 24) … Tallied eight points and grabbed four Western Ohio All-Conference, leading Springboro to a record MORGAN’S CAREER HIGHS rebounds vs. American (Dec. 6) … Tied career high with two of 22-5 overall and 10-0 in league play … Scored career- blocks vs. Oregon (Dec. 13) … Five points vs. Hampton (Dec. high 37 points versus Carroll (Dec. 22, 2012) … Averaged Points ...... 10 17) … Seven points and five rebounds vs. Kennesaw State 21.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.5 blocked shots as a junior vs. Northwestern (2/28/15) (Dec. 27) … Seven points and four rebounds at Minnesota ... Named All-Greater Western Ohio Conference and South (Jan. 24) … Six points, two rebounds, a block and an assist Division Player of the Year, first-team All-Southwest District FG ...... 3 in a career-high 17 minutes vs. Penn State (Jan. 31) … Set and special mention All-Ohio as a junior … High school five times; last vs. Northwestern career highs with 10 points and eight rebounds in win over coach was Jay Byrne … Played for Martin’s Wolverines AAU (2/28/15) Northwestern (Feb. 28). program, coached by Matt Farus, Antonio Woods and Mark Brown. FGA ...... 6 twice; last vs. Northwestern 2013-14 FRESHMAN: Played in all 35 games, averaging 1.5 (2/28/15) points and 1.2 rebounds … Two points and two rebounds PERSONAL in Illini debut vs. Alabama State (Nov. 8) … Four points Born Aug. 28, 1994 … Majoring in advertising … Parents 3P ...... 0 and season-high four rebounds at UNLV (Nov. 26) … Five are Jeff and Kim Morgan … Father played NAIA college points vs. Auburn (Dec. 8) … Matched season high with four basketball at Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn. … Has a 3PA ...... 0 rebounds vs. Dartmouth (Dec. 10) … Four points vs. Indiana younger brother, Mitchell. (Dec. 31) … Five points at Wisconsin (Jan. 8) … Four points FT ...... 4 and three rebounds vs. Michigan State (Jan. 18) … Four twice; last vs. Northwestern points and equaled season high with four rebounds at Penn (2/28/15) State (Feb. 9) … Season-high six points, including 4-of-6 from the free throw line, vs. Michigan (March 4). FTA ...... 6 vs. Michigan (3/4/14)

Rebounds ...... 8 vs. Northwestern (2/28/15)

Assists ...... 1 six times; last vs. Penn State (1/31/15)

Blocks ...... 2 twice; last vs. Oregon (12/13/14)

Steals ...... 1 six times; last vs. Penn State (1/31/15)

Minutes ...... 17 twice; last vs. Penn State (1/31/15)

MORGAN’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2013-14 35-0 250-7.1 21-36/.583 0-0/.000 10-15/.667 20-23–43/1.2 45-0 3 13 8 3 52-1.5 2014-15 31-0 275-8.9 30-66/.455 0-0/.000 19-23/.826 26-22–48/1.5 33-0 3 14 11 3 79-2.5 TOTAL 66-0 525-8.0 51-102/.500 0-0/.000 29-38/.763 46-45–91/1.4 78-0 6 27 19 6 131-2.0

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2013-14 – Freshman 2014-15 – Sophomore Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS 11-8 Alabama State 1-0 11 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-2–2 1 0 0 0 0 2 11-14 Georgia Southern 1-0 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11-10 Jacksonville State 1-0 5 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 0 0 0 1 0 2 11-16 Coppin State 1-0 17 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-2–2 0 0 2 1 0 6 11-13 Valparaiso 1-0 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1–2 0 0 1 1 0 0 11-21 Austin Peay 1-0 9 1-1 0-0 3-4 0-3–3 1 0 0 2 0 5 11-17 Bradley 1-0 7 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-0–1 3 0 1 0 0 1 11-24 Brown 1-0 8 2-2 0-0 1-2 0-0–0 0 0 0 1 0 5 11-22 Chicago State 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11-27 vs. Indiana State 1-0 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2–2 4 0 1 0 0 2 11-26 at UNLV 1-0 10 2-3 0-0 0-0 3-1–4 2 0 1 1 0 4 11-28 vs. Baylor 1-0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11-29 IPFW 1-0 5 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0–0 1 0 1 0 0 2 12-2 at Miami DNP 12-3 at Georgia Tech 1-0 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 3 1 1 1 1 0 12-6 American 1-0 11 3-5 0-0 2-2 3-1–4 3 0 0 0 0 8 12-8 vs. Auburn 1-0 8 2-3 0-0 1-1 1-0–1 3 0 2 0 0 5 12-9 vs. Villanova 1-0 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0–2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-10 Dartmouth 1-0 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-4–4 2 0 0 1 0 0 12-13 vs. Oregon 1-0 9 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1–1 1 1 2 2 0 2 12-14 vs. Oregon 1-0 9 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 4 0 0 0 1 4 12-17 Hampton 1-0 10 1-2 0-0 3-4 1-0–1 0 0 0 0 0 5 12-21 vs. Missouri 1-0 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2–2 0 1 0 0 0 0 12-20 vs. Missouri 1-0 7 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12-28 vs. UIC 1-0 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12-27 Kennesaw State 1-0 16 3-6 0-0 1-1 2-3–5 0 0 0 0 0 7 12-31 Indiana 1-0 9 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 2 0 0 0 0 4 12-30 at Michigan 1-0 15 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-3–3 0 1 0 1 0 2 1-4 Penn State 1-0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-3 at Ohio State 1-0 16 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 4 0 1 1 0 4 1-8 at Wisconsin 1-0 7 2-3 0-0 1-2 3-0–3 3 0 0 0 0 5 1-7 Maryland 1-0 4 0-4 0-0 0-0 2-0–2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-12 at Northwestern 1-0 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 2 1 0 1 0 2 1-11 at Nebraska 1-0 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1-15 Purdue 1-0 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-14 at Northwestern 1-0 14 0-3 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1-18 Michigan State 1-0 16 2-4 0-0 0-0 2-1–3 2 0 0 0 0 4 1-18 Indiana 1-0 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1-23 at Ohio State 1-0 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2–3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-21 Purdue 1-0 12 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1-26 at Indiana 1-0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1-24 at Minnesota 1-0 13 3-3 0-0 1-2 3-1–4 2 0 0 0 1 7 2-1 Iowa 1-0 8 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0–0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1-31 Penn State 1-0 17 2-5 0-0 2-2 1-1–2 1 1 0 1 1 6 2-4 Wisconsin 1-0 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2-3 Rutgers 1-0 15 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 3 0 1 0 0 2 2-9 at Penn State 1-0 10 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2–4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2-7 at Michigan State 1-0 10 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2-12 at Nebraska 1-0 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2-12 Michigan 1-0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-15 Ohio State 1-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-15 at Wisconsin 1-0 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-19 at Minnesota 1-0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2-22 Michigan State 1-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-26 Nebraska 1-0 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2-25 at Iowa 1-0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3-1 at Michigan State 1-0 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 2 0 1 0 0 2 2-28 Northwestern 1-0 13 3-6 0-0 4-4 6-2–8 1 0 1 0 0 10 3-4 Michigan 1-0 9 1-2 0-0 4-6 1-0–1 0 0 0 0 1 6 3-4 Nebraska 1-0 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-8 at Iowa 1-0 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-3–3 1 0 1 0 0 2 3-7 at Purdue 1-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1–2 3 0 1 0 0 0 3-13 vs. Indiana 1-0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-12 vs. Michigan DNP 3-14 vs. Michigan 1-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-17 at Alabama 1-0 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3-19 at Boston U 1-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-23 at Clemson 1-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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AT ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL 2014-15 SOPHOMORE: Played in all 33 games, starting Consensus national top-75 recruit … Helped lead Simeon 24 times … Third on the team in scoring, averaging 11.1 to four straight state championships – equaling the IHSA’s points … Averaged 12.8 ppg in conference games … record for consecutive titles – and had his No. 20 jersey Second on the Illini and 14th in Big Ten with 1.2 steals retired by the Wolverines … Played alongside fellow Illini per game … Finished 4-of-4 on 3-pointers en route to 14 junior Jaylon Tate at Simeon … Averaged 14.7 points, 7.3 points and three steals vs. Austin Peay (Nov. 21) … 10 rebounds and 3.7 assists as a senior, helping lead Simeon points and three steals vs. Indiana State (Nov. 27) … Four to a 30-3 record and fourth-straight state title in Class NUNN’S CAREER HIGHS steals vs. American (Dec. 6) … Equaled career high with 4A … First-team All-State by the Champaign-Urbana four assists vs. Oregon (Dec. 13) … Notched 16 points News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association with four 3-pointers vs. Hampton (Dec. 17) … Nine points (IBCA) … Second-team All-State by the Associated Press Points ...... 25 and five rebounds vs. Missouri (Dec. 20) … Six rebounds … Third-team All-State by the Chicago Tribune … Selected at Northwestern (1/14/15) in win over No. 11 Maryland (Jan. 7) … 12 points and four to play in the IBCA All-Star Game, scoring 19 points for steals at Nebraska (Jan. 11) … Scored career-high 25 the 3A/4A North squad … Ranked No. 57 on the recruiting FG ...... 9 points and hit clutch free throws down the stretch in win services consensus index … Ranked No. 52 nationally by vs. Indiana (1/18/15) at Northwestern (Jan. 14) … Posted game-high 24 points, Scout, No. 60 by Rivals and No. 61 by ESPN … Member including a career-best six 3-pointers, vs. Indiana (Jan. 18) of the USA Basketball Team that won a gold medal at the FGA ...... 16 … Career-high seven rebounds in win over Purdue (Jan. 21) 2012 FIBA U17 World Championships in Lithuania (averaged at Michigan State (2/7/15) … Team-high 18 points at Minnesota (Jan. 24) … Career- 6.9 points) … Averaged 15.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.3 high five steals with four assists in victory over Penn State assists as a junior, helping lead Simeon to a 33-1 record 3P ...... 6 (Jan. 31) … Game-high 21 points and equaled career-high and third straight state title … First-team All-State by the vs. Indiana (1/18/15) with four assists to go along with team-high six rebounds in News-Gazette, second-team All-State by AP, third-team win over Rutgers (Feb. 3) … Game-high 21 points, including All-State by the IBCA and special mention All-State by the 3PA ...... 10 tying 3-pointer near the end of regulation, in overtime victory Tribune … Competed for USA Basketball in 2011, winning against Michigan (Feb. 12) … Equaled career-high with a gold medal at the FIBA Americas U16 Championships in vs. Indiana (1/18/15) seven rebounds at Iowa (Feb. 25) and at Purdue (March 7). Mexico (averaged 9.6 points) … Also played on Simeon’s state title-winning teams as a freshman (2010) and FT ...... 5 2013-14 FRESHMAN: Big Ten All-Freshman Team … Played sophomore (2011) … High school coach was Rob Smith four times; last vs. Michigan … Played for the MeanStreets AAU program, coached by (2/12/15) in all 35 games, starting last 12 contests … Averaged 6.2 points and 1.7 rebounds on the season, with those averages Tai Streets. improving to 10.3 points and 2.4 rebounds as a starter … FTA ...... 6 Season-high three steals vs. Missouri (Dec. 21) … Equaled PERSONAL four times; last vs. Michigan season high with three steals and added seven points vs. (2/12/15) Indiana (Dec. 31) … Eight points at Wisconsin (Jan. 8) and Born Aug. 3, 1995 … Majoring in communication … vs. Purdue (Jan. 15) … Career-high four assists with seven Parents are Kimberly Harris and Melvin and Audrey Nunn Rebounds ...... 7 points vs. Iowa (Feb. 1) … Scored season-high 19 points, … Has an older sister, Kendyl, and a younger sister, three times; last at Purdue (3/7/15) including four 3-pointers, in first career start at Penn State Keilah … Father played junior college basketball at Casper (Feb. 9) … Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after College in Wyoming and coaches youth basketball with the MeanStreets AAU program … Favorite player is Derrick Rose Assists ...... 4 hitting season-best five threes and equaling season high with 19 points at Minneosta (Feb. 19) … Made 3-of-4 … Nunn continues the tradition of Simeon stars wearing the seven times; last vs. Rutgers number 25 jersey at Illinois in memory of Ben Wilson, a prep (2/3/15) three-pointers on way to team-high 13 points vs. Nebraska (Feb. 26) … Grabbed season-high six rebounds and equaled basketball phenom who was shot and killed in 1984 before career high with four assists at Michigan State (March 1) … the start of his senior season … The tradition of Fighting Blocks ...... 1 Earned second straight Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor Illini players from Simeon wearing Wilson’s 25 began with 11 times; last vs. Michigan after Nebraska and Michigan State wins ... 14 points vs. Nick Anderson and continued with Deon Thomas, Bryant (3/12/15) Michigan (March 4) … Hit all four shots for 10 points and Notree and Calvin Brock. tied career high with four assists at Iowa (March 8) … Big Steals ...... 5 Ten Freshman of the Week for third consecutive week to close vs. Penn State (1/31/15) out regular season after performances against Wolverines and Hawkeyes … Tallied 10 points and four rebounds in Minutes ...... 34 back-to-back Big Ten Tournament games vs. Indiana (March 42 vs. Michigan (2/12/15) 13) and Michigan (March 14).

NUNN’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2013-14 35-12 682-19.5 83-182/.456 31-80/.388 21-26/.808 7-51–58/1.7 41-0 39 35 5 21 218-6.2 2014-15 33-24 996-30.2 131-327/.401 54-150/.360 49-60/.817 13-103–116/3.5 54-0 62 45 6 39 365-11.1 TOTAL 68-36 1678-24.7 214-509/.420 85-230/.370 70-86/.814 20-154–174/2.6 95-0 101 80 11 60 583-8.6

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2013-14 – Freshman 2014-15 – Sophomore Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS 11-8 Alabama State 1-0 13 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-1–1 1 2 3 0 1 2 11-14 Georgia Southern 1-0 18 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 0 3 0 0 0 0 11-10 Jacksonville State 1-0 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 3 0 0 0 0 2 11-16 Coppin State 1-0 24 5-12 3-7 0-0 1-4–5 1 2 2 0 1 13 11-13 Valparaiso 1-0 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1–1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-21 Austin Peay 1-0 19 5-8 4-4 0-0 0-2–2 0 1 0 0 3 14 11-17 Bradley 1-0 13 3-7 2-4 0-0 1-3–4 1 3 1 0 0 8 11-24 Brown 1-0 21 5-8 1-2 1-1 0-4–4 2 1 0 1 1 12 11-22 Chicago State 1-0 7 1-1 1-1 1-2 0-1–1 1 0 0 0 0 4 11-27 vs. Indiana State 1-0 23 4-10 0-1 2-2 2-2–4 1 1 2 0 3 10 11-26 at UNLV 1-0 4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11-28 vs. Baylor 1-0 23 3-8 1-3 0-0 0-0–0 1 2 0 0 1 7 11-29 IPFW 1-0 13 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2–2 0 0 2 1 0 0 12-2 at Miami 1-0 29 3-6 2-5 0-0 0-4–4 0 0 0 0 1 8 12-3 at Georgia Tech 1-0 10 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12-6 American 1-0 22 2-7 0-1 2-2 0-2–2 0 1 2 0 4 6 12-8 vs. Auburn 1-0 13 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-1–1 0 1 2 0 1 4 12-9 vs. Villanova 1-0 20 4-7 1-2 0-0 0-0–0 1 1 1 1 0 9 12-10 Dartmouth 1-0 11 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 0 1 1 1 0 2 12-13 vs. Oregon 1-1 30 2-5 0-2 2-2 0-4–4 0 4 1 0 0 6 12-14 vs. Oregon 1-0 17 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 2 0 0 0 2 2 12-17 Hampton 1-1 26 6-9 4-6 0-0 0-4–4 2 3 0 0 0 16 12-21 vs. Missouri 1-0 20 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-2–2 3 1 1 0 3 3 12-20 vs. Missouri 1-1 26 3-9 1-3 2-2 1-4–5 2 1 1 0 2 9 12-28 vs. UIC 1-0 15 2-6 0-2 0-0 0-1–1 2 1 0 0 1 4 12-27 Kennesaw State 1-1 25 3-9 0-2 1-2 1-1–2 4 4 0 0 1 7 12-31 Indiana 1-0 14 3-4 0-1 1-1 0-2–2 1 0 0 0 3 7 12-30 at Michigan 1-1 25 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-0–0 1 1 4 0 0 3 1-4 Penn State 1-0 12 2-7 0-4 1-2 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1-3 at Ohio State 1-1 26 2-5 2-3 4-6 0-4–4 1 3 2 0 1 10 1-8 at Wisconsin 1-0 16 2-7 1-2 3-4 0-1–1 1 1 0 0 0 8 1-7 Maryland 1-1 30 3-6 1-3 0-0 0-6–6 4 1 1 0 2 7 1-12 at Northwestern 1-0 19 2-7 1-3 0-0 1-2–3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1-11 at Nebraska 1-1 36 5-14 2-8 0-0 0-4–4 3 1 1 0 4 12 1-15 Purdue 1-0 12 3-6 2-3 0-0 0-1–1 0 1 0 0 0 8 1-14 at Northwestern 1-1 38 8-13 4-7 5-5 0-5–5 0 2 0 0 1 25 1-18 Michigan State 1-0 29 2-7 1-3 0-0 0-3–3 3 2 2 1 0 5 1-18 Indiana 1-1 39 9-13 6-10 0-0 0-2–2 3 2 2 1 0 24 1-23 at Ohio State 1-0 12 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-1–1 1 0 0 0 1 4 1-21 Purdue 1-1 36 4-15 1-5 5-6 1-6–7 1 2 2 0 1 14 1-26 at Indiana 1-0 24 1-6 0-3 2-2 1-0–1 1 0 1 1 0 4 1-24 at Minnesota 1-1 38 6-14 4-6 2-3 1-2–3 4 1 1 1 0 18 2-1 Iowa 1-0 13 2-4 1-1 2-2 0-1–1 2 4 2 1 0 7 1-31 Penn State 1-1 34 2-14 1-6 5-6 0-0–0 3 4 3 1 5 10 2-4 Wisconsin 1-0 18 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 3 1 1 0 0 4 2-3 Rutgers 1-1 36 7-15 3-7 4-4 2-4–6 1 4 1 0 1 21 2-9 at Penn State 1-1 31 7-13 4-9 1-1 1-3–4 2 1 1 0 1 19 2-7 at Michigan State 1-1 37 6-16 0-4 2-3 0-5–5 1 3 1 0 0 14 2-12 at Nebraska 1-1 31 3-5 1-3 2-2 1-1–2 3 1 0 0 0 9 2-12 Michigan 1-1 42 6-11 4-7 5-6 0-3–3 0 3 1 0 0 21 2-15 Ohio State 1-1 30 2-7 1-3 0-0 0-0–0 1 3 1 0 0 5 2-15 at Wisconsin 1-1 36 2-10 0-2 3-4 1-2–3 3 0 4 0 0 7 2-19 at Minnesota 1-1 33 7-13 5-7 0-0 0-0–0 3 1 4 0 1 19 2-22 Michigan State 1-1 38 2-11 0-6 3-4 0-2–2 2 2 0 0 2 7 2-26 Nebraska 1-1 31 4-6 3-4 2-2 0-3–3 0 3 2 0 1 13 2-25 at Iowa 1-1 34 3-11 1-6 0-0 2-5–7 3 3 3 0 2 7 3-1 at Michigan State 1-1 34 3-9 2-4 0-0 1-5–6 1 4 3 0 0 8 2-28 Northwestern 1-1 36 5-10 3-7 1-2 0-4–4 3 3 3 0 0 14 3-4 Michigan 1-1 34 6-10 1-4 1-2 0-1–1 2 0 2 0 1 14 3-4 Nebraska 1-1 31 5-10 1-4 0-0 0-4–4 2 2 2 0 0 11 3-8 at Iowa 1-1 30 4-4 2-2 0-0 0-2–2 2 4 2 0 1 10 3-7 at Purdue 1-1 38 2-12 1-7 0-0 1-6–7 1 1 3 0 2 5 3-13 vs. Indiana 1-1 33 3-8 0-2 4-4 0-4–4 1 2 0 0 2 10 3-12 vs. Michigan 1-1 32 4-12 0-5 0-0 0-6–6 2 0 1 1 0 8 3-14 vs. Michigan 1-1 34 4-9 1-3 1-2 0-4–4 1 1 1 0 0 10 3-17 at Alabama 1-1 28 4-11 2-5 0-0 0-2–2 2 0 1 0 1 10 3-19 at Boston U 1-1 25 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-2–2 0 0 2 0 0 2 3-23 at Clemson 1-1 21 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-1–1 0 1 0 0 1 4

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AT ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL 2014-15 SOPHOMORE: Played in 32 of 33 games, earning Helped lead Simeon to a record of 30-3 and IHSA state 13 starts … Led the Illini in assists, averaging 3.0 apg title as a senior, averaging 8.3 points and leading the (13th in Big Ten) … Averaged 3.6 points … Top Big Ten Wolverines in assists with an average of 7.3 apg … Played free throw shooter in conference games, hitting 36-of-39 alongside fellow Illini junior Kendrick Nunn at Simeon … (.923), and made 59-of-70 (.843) overall … Seven assists Second-team All-State by the Champaign News-Gazette and and four rebounds vs. Coppin State (Nov. 16) … Five assists Illinois Basketball Coaches Association … Special mention TATE’S CAREER HIGHS vs. Austin Peay (Nov. 21) … Four assists and two steals All-State by the Chicago Tribune … Honorable mention All- vs. Brown (Nov. 24) … Connected on career-high eight State by the Associated Press … Selected to play in the IBCA Points ...... 11 free throws, hitting every attempt, for eight points without All-Star Game, scoring 20 points to earn MVP honors for the at Minnesota (1/24/15) attempting a field goal vs. Hampton (Dec. 17) … Seven 3A/4A North squad … Helped lead Simeon to a 33-1 record assists vs. Kennesaw State (Dec. 27) … Seven points on and state title as a junior … High school coach was Rob FG ...... 3 3-of-3 shooting at Michigan (Dec. 30) … Made first career Smith … Played for the MeanStreets AAU program, coached six times; last vs. Michigan start vs. No. 11 Maryland (Jan. 7), finishing 4-of-4 from the by Tai Streets … Attended De La Salle as a freshman and (3/12/15) free throw line during the final minute en route to 10 points sophomore. … Nine points and five assists vs. Indiana (Jan. 18) … Six FGA ...... 8 points and six assists vs. Purdue (Jan. 21) … Set careers vs. Indiana (1/18/15) highs with 11 points and nine assists at Minnesota (Jan. PERSONAL 24) … Five assists in career-high 32 minutes in win over Born Jan. 16, 1995 … Majoring in communication … 3P ...... 1 Penn State (Jan. 31) … Game-high six assists in victory over Parents are Arisa Johnson and Kareem Pender … Has a twice; last vs. Indiana State Rutgers (Feb. 3) … Six points and career-high five rebounds younger sister, Joryin … Favorite player is Derrick Rose. (11/27/14) in overtime win over Michigan (Feb. 12) … Seven points against Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament (March 12). 3PA ...... 3 three times; last at Nebraska (1/11/15) 2013-14 FRESHMAN: Played in 33 of 35 games, averaging 1.8 points … Second on the Illini in assists, averaging 2.0 FT ...... 8 apg … Two points, two assists and one steal in Illini debut vs. Hampton (12/17/14) vs. Alabama State (Nov. 8) … Set season highs with 10 points and eight assists – the most assists by an Illini on FTA ...... 8 the season – vs. Jacksonville State (Nov. 10) … Six assists, vs. Hampton (12/17/14) four points and season-high three rebounds vs. Bradley (Nov. 17) … Five assists at UNLV (Nov. 26) and again at Rebounds ...... 5 Georgia Tech (Dec. 3) … Four assists vs. Auburn (Dec. 8) … vs. Michigan (2/12/15) Five points vs. Dartmouth (Dec. 10) … Six points vs. Penn State (Jan. 4) … Career-high three steals at Wisconsin (Jan. Assists ...... 9 8) … Played season-high 27 minutes at Indiana (Jan. 26), at Minnesota (1/24/15) tallying six points and five assists … Matched season high with three rebounds at Penn State (Feb. 9). Blocks ...... 2 vs. Jacksonville State (11/10/13)

Steals ...... 3 at Wisconsin (1/8/14)

Minutes ...... 32 vs. Penn State (1/31/15)

TATE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2013-14 33-0 403-12.2 20-76/.263 1-23/.043 19-29/.655 4-26–30/0.9 31-0 64 30 3 14 60-1.8 2014-15 32-13 652-20.4 28-76/.368 1-12/.083 59-70/.843 2-37–39/1.2 59-2 92 45 3 26 116-3.6 TOTAL 65-13 1055-16.2 48-152/.316 2-35/.057 78-99/.788 6-63–69/1.1 90-2 156 75 6 40 176-2.7

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2013-14 – Freshman 2014-15 – Sophomore Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS 11-8 Alabama State 1-0 18 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 1 2 0 0 1 2 11-14 Georgia Southern 1-0 13 1-3 0-1 1-2 0-0–0 3 1 0 0 1 3 11-10 Jacksonville State 1-0 25 3-3 0-0 4-5 0-0–0 2 8 1 2 0 10 11-16 Coppin State 1-0 20 0-4 0-1 2-2 0-4–4 2 7 0 0 1 2 11-13 Valparaiso 1-0 14 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-1–1 2 1 1 0 1 0 11-21 Austin Peay 1-0 23 0-2 0-0 3-3 1-2–3 0 5 2 1 0 3 11-17 Bradley 1-0 23 1-5 0-3 2-3 1-2–3 0 6 1 0 0 4 11-24 Brown 1-0 17 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 2 4 2 0 2 2 11-22 Chicago State 1-0 18 2-5 0-1 2-2 0-0–0 2 1 1 0 1 6 11-27 vs. Indiana State 1-0 20 1-4 1-1 0-0 0-0–0 2 0 2 0 2 3 11-26 at UNLV 1-0 20 0-3 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 1 5 1 0 0 0 11-28 vs. Baylor 1-0 11 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0–0 0 3 0 0 1 0 11-29 IPFW 1-0 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2–2 1 3 1 0 0 0 12-2 at Miami 1-0 13 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0–0 2 1 1 0 0 2 12-3 at Georgia Tech 1-0 14 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1–1 0 5 0 0 0 0 12-6 American 1-0 19 2-2 0-0 4-5 0-1–1 2 4 2 0 0 8 12-8 vs. Auburn 1-0 18 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-2–2 1 4 2 0 1 3 12-9 vs. Villanova 1-0 14 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-2–2 1 3 1 0 0 0 12-10 Dartmouth 1-0 15 2-3 0-0 1-1 0-1–1 2 1 1 1 1 5 12-13 vs. Oregon 1-0 12 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 2 0 0 0 4 12-14 vs. Oregon 1-0 16 0-4 0-1 0-0 0-1–1 1 2 2 0 0 0 12-17 Hampton 1-0 17 0-0 0-0 8-8 0-3–3 0 3 4 1 1 8 12-21 vs. Missouri 1-0 8 1-4 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 0 1 0 0 0 2 12-20 vs. Missouri 1-0 7 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1–1 0 0 2 0 0 1 12-28 vs. UIC 1-0 11 1-2 0-1 0-2 0-0–0 1 0 0 0 0 2 12-27 Kennesaw State 1-0 23 2-4 0-1 1-2 0-0–0 1 7 1 0 1 5 12-31 Indiana 1-0 8 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-2–2 0 0 2 0 0 1 12-30 at Michigan 1-0 25 3-3 0-0 1-1 0-1–1 0 2 0 0 1 7 1-4 Penn State 1-0 15 1-4 0-3 4-4 0-2–2 1 0 0 0 1 6 1-3 at Ohio State 1-0 9 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 2 2 2 0 1 0 1-8 at Wisconsin 1-0 17 1-7 0-1 1-2 1-1–2 2 2 1 0 3 3 1-7 Maryland 1-1 31 2-3 0-0 6-7 0-0–0 2 4 1 0 0 10 1-12 at Northwestern 1-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-11 at Nebraska 1-1 24 0-3 0-3 3-3 0-0–0 1 1 2 0 1 3 1-15 Purdue 1-0 8 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1-14 at Northwestern 1-1 17 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-2–2 3 2 0 0 2 0 1-18 Michigan State 1-0 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1-18 Indiana 1-1 30 3-8 0-0 3-3 0-2–2 3 5 1 0 1 9 1-23 at Ohio State 1-0 12 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0–0 1 4 3 0 0 0 1-21 Purdue 1-1 28 0-3 0-0 6-6 0-2–2 1 6 3 0 1 6 1-26 at Indiana 1-0 27 3-7 0-2 0-0 0-1–1 3 5 3 0 0 6 1-24 at Minnesota 1-1 31 3-5 0-1 5-5 0-3–3 5-1 9 0 1 0 11 2-1 Iowa 1-0 9 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1–1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1-31 Penn State 1-1 32 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 2 5 2 0 1 2 2-4 Wisconsin 1-0 9 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0–0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2-3 Rutgers 1-1 30 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-2–2 4 6 1 0 2 3 2-9 at Penn State 1-0 11 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-3–3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-7 at Michigan State 1-1 29 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-3–3 5-2 2 2 0 2 2 2-12 at Nebraska 1-0 16 1-2 0-1 1-3 1-1–2 2 1 0 0 0 3 2-12 Michigan 1-1 23 2-3 0-0 2-2 0-5–5 3 2 3 0 0 6 2-15 Ohio State 1-0 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 2 0 3 0 0 0 2-15 at Wisconsin 1-1 21 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2-19 at Minnesota 1-0 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 0 3 1 0 2 0 2-22 Michigan State 1-1 19 0-5 0-0 2-3 1-0–1 4 0 0 0 1 2 2-26 Nebraska 1-0 6 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0–0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2-25 at Iowa DNP–Inj. 3-1 at Michigan State 1-0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2–2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2-28 Northwestern 1-0 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2–2 1 1 2 0 1 0 3-4 Michigan DNP-inj. 3-4 Nebraska 1-0 21 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0–0 0 2 1 0 0 3 3-8 at Iowa DNP-inj. 3-7 at Purdue 1-0 19 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1–1 1 0 3 0 1 2 3-13 vs. Indiana 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-12 vs. Michigan 1-0 26 3-4 0-0 1-2 0-0–0 2 2 1 0 1 7 3-14 vs. Michigan 1-0 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 1 1 0 0 2 3-17 at Alabama 1-1 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 4 0 2 0 1 0 3-19 at Boston U 1-0 5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3-23 at Clemson 1-0 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1–1 1 2 0 0 0 0

2015-16 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK // 45 THE FIGHTING ILLINI LERON 12 BLACK SOPHOMORE // FORWARD // 6-7 // 220 MEMPHIS, TENN. // WHITE STATION H.S. AT ILLINOIS of the Preps Player of the Year and first-team All-Metro by Memphis Commercial Appeal … Following his senior season, 2014-15 FRESHMAN: Played in all 33 games, starting 10 participated in USA Basketball U18 training camp … Ranked times … Sixth on the team in scoring, averaging 5.0 points No. 46 on the recruiting services consensus index … Ranked … Scored in double figures six times …Six points and four No. 38 nationally by Rivals, No. 43 by 247Sports, No. 44 by rebounds in Illini debut vs. Georgia Southern (Nov. 14) … ESPN and No. 50 by Scout … Averaged 18.5 points and Career-high 18 points with eight rebounds vs. Coppin State 10.5 rebounds as a junior, earning Class AAA All-State Team (Nov. 16) … Eight points and two steals vs. Austin Peay (Nov. honors by the TSWA and Best of the Preps Class AAA Team 21) … 10 points vs. Brown (Nov. 24) … Six points in both accolades by the Commercial Appeal … High school coach BLACK’S CAREER HIGHS games of Las Vegas Invitational, vs. Indiana State (Nov. 27) was Jesus Patino … Played for the Team Thad AAU program, and Baylor (Nov. 28) … Eight rebounds vs. both Hampton coached by Norton Hurd. (Dec. 17) and Kennesaw State (Dec. 27) … Eight points and Points ...... 18 nine rebounds vs. Indiana (Jan. 18) … Recorded first career vs. Coppin State (11/16/14) double-double in first career start, finishing with 15 points PERSONAL and career-high 13 rebounds in win over Purdue (Jan. 21) … Born Jan. 31, 1996 in Omaha, Neb. … Majoring in FG ...... 7 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting in victory over Rutgers (Feb. 3) vs. Coppin State (11/16/14) communication … Parents are Ronald and Tola Black … … 11 points vs. Nebraska (March 4) … 10 points and five Has a younger sister, Allanna, and a younger brother, Michael rebounds vs. Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament (March 12). … Mother played and coached high school basketball … FGA ...... 11 Favorite player is Carmelo Anthony … Hobbies include vs. Coppin State (11/16/14) watching movies and reading the bible … Lists his mother as HIGH SCHOOL the person who most influenced his career because, “She was 3P ...... 0 Consensus national top-50 recruit … Averaged 20.2 points a high school basketball coach when I was younger so I was and 12.9 rebounds as a senior, leading White Station to always in the gym with her.” … First player from Memphis 3PA ...... 1 a 30-3 record … Tennessee Mr. Basketball and Gatorade to sign with the Fighting Illini since Cory Bradford in 1996 three times; last vs. Kennesaw State Player of the Year in Tennessee … Tennessee Sports Writers (Raleigh Egypt High School). (12/27/14) Association (TSWA) Class AAA All-State Team … Pepsi Best

FT ...... 5 BLACK’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS vs. Nebraska (3/4/15) 2014-15 – Freshman Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS FTA ...... 6 11-14 Georgia Southern 1-0 13 2-5 0-0 2-2 1-3–4 3 0 0 0 0 6 twice; last vs. Nebraska (3/4/15) 11-16 Coppin State 1-0 22 7-11 0-0 4-6 2-6–8 3 0 0 0 0 18 11-21 Austin Peay 1-0 17 4-10 0-1 0-1 1-2–3 3 0 1 0 2 8 11-24 Brown 1-0 18 4-9 0-1 2-2 1-1–2 3 0 0 1 0 10 Rebounds ...... 13 11-27 vs. Indiana State 1-0 15 3-7 0-0 0-2 1-3–4 2 0 1 0 1 6 11-28 vs. Baylor 1-0 15 3-5 0-0 0-0 2-0–2 2 0 1 0 0 6 vs. Purdue (1/21/15) 12-2 at Miami 1-0 8 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1–2 4 0 0 0 0 2 12-6 American 1-0 17 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-3–4 2 0 0 0 0 2 Assists ...... 1 12-9 vs. Villanova 1-0 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0–1 3 0 1 1 1 2 12-13 vs. Oregon 1-0 14 1-3 0-0 3-4 2-3–5 4 0 1 1 1 5 four times; last at Alabama 12-17 Hampton 1-0 18 0-3 0-0 2-2 0-8–8 1 0 0 0 0 2 (3/17/15) 12-20 vs. Missouri 1-0 13 1-1 0-0 0-2 1-2–3 2 0 1 0 0 2 12-27 Kennesaw State 1-0 19 4-8 0-1 0-0 1-7–8 1 0 1 0 0 8 12-30 at Michigan 1-0 12 2-4 0-0 2-3 1-4–5 2 0 0 1 0 6 Blocks ...... 1 1-3 at Ohio State 1-0 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 2 0 2 0 0 2 six times; last vs. Indiana (1/18/15) 1-7 Maryland 1-0 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-3–3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-11 at Nebraska 1-0 8 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1–2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1-14 at Northwestern 1-0 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1–2 3 0 1 0 0 2 Steals ...... 2 1-18 Indiana 1-0 22 3-7 0-0 2-2 1-8–9 4 0 1 1 0 8 twice; last vs. Purdue (1/21/15) 1-21 Purdue 1-1 32 6-9 0-0 3-5 6-7–13 4 0 2 0 2 15 1-24 at Minnesota 1-1 21 1-6 0-0 0-0 5-4–9 4 0 3 0 1 2 1-31 Penn State 1-1 22 0-4 0-0 0-0 1-6–7 3 0 2 0 0 0 Minutes ...... 32 2-3 Rutgers 1-1 21 5-6 0-0 2-2 1-1–2 2 0 2 0 1 12 vs. Purdue (1/21/15) 2-7 at Michigan State 1-1 17 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-2–3 4 0 1 0 0 4 2-12 Michigan 1-1 11 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-4–4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2-15 at Wisconsin 1-1 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2-22 Michigan State 1-1 13 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-4–4 4 0 0 0 0 4 2-25 at Iowa 1-1 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2–2 4 1 0 0 0 2 2-28 Northwestern 1-0 11 1-3 0-0 2-3 3-3–6 2 0 0 0 0 4 3-4 Nebraska 1-0 14 3-5 0-0 5-6 3-2–5 2 1 0 0 1 11 3-7 at Purdue 1-0 14 0-2 0-0 1-2 0-1–1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3-12 vs. Michigan 1-0 20 5-7 0-0 0-0 2-3–5 4 1 4 0 1 10 3-17 at Alabama 1-1 16 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-3–4 5-1 1 2 0 0 0 BLACK’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2014-15 33-10 487-14.8 67-141/.475 0-3/.000 30-44/.682 42-99–141/4.3 89-1 4 28 6 11 164-5.0

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AT ILLINOIS PERSONAL 2014-15 FRESHMAN: Appeared in 12 games on the season Born May 4, 1996 … Majoring in business … Parents are … Made Illini debut vs. Coppin State (Nov. 16) … Grabbed Mitchell and Karyn Liss … Has an older brother, Jordan, a first career rebound vs. Austin Peay (Nov. 21) … Scored first younger brother, Jonathan, and a younger sister, Mara … career point vs. Brown (Nov. 24) … Third consecutive game Brother, Jordan, played basketball for one season at NYU … with a rebound vs. Indiana State (Nov. 27). Illinois State Scholar, National Honor Society and honor roll student all eight semesters at Glenbrook North … Favorite LISS’ CAREER HIGHS player is LeBron James … Favorite Fighting Illini player growing up was Deron Williams. Points ...... 1 HIGH SCHOOL vs. Brown (11/24/14) Averaged 12 points, 6.5 rebounds and three assists as a senior … Team captain … Kurland-Schnurr Thanksgiving FG ...... 0 All-Tournament Team selection … Two-time winner of the Full Package Athletics/Central Suburban League Insider FGA ...... 0 Triple Threat Player of the Week … High school coach was Dave Weber … Played for the Full Package AAU program, 3P ...... 0 coached by Louis Walker.

3PA ...... 0

FT ...... 1 LISS’ GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS vs. Brown (11/24/14) 2014-15 – Freshman Date Opponent G-GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S PTS FTA ...... 2 11-14 Georgia Southern DNP vs. Brown (11/24/14) 11-16 Coppin State 1-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-21 Austin Peay 1-0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11-24 Brown 1-0 2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1–1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Rebounds ...... 1 11-27 vs. Indiana State 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1–1 0 0 0 0 0 0 three times; last vs. Indiana State 11-28 vs. Baylor DNP (11/27/14) 12-2 at Miami DNP 12-6 American 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-9 vs. Villanova DNP Assists ...... 0 12-13 vs. Oregon DNP 12-17 Hampton 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blocks ...... 0 12-20 vs. Missouri DNP 12-27 Kennesaw State 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-30 at Michigan DNP Steals ...... 0 1-3 at Ohio State DNP 1-7 Maryland DNP Minutes ...... 3 1-11 at Nebraska DNP 1-14 at Northwestern DNP twice; last vs. Austin Peay 1-18 Indiana DNP (11/21/14) 1-21 Purdue DNP 1-24 at Minnesota DNP 1-31 Penn State DNP 2-3 Rutgers DNP 2-7 at Michigan State DNP 2-12 Michigan 1-0 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-15 at Wisconsin 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-22 Michigan State DNP 2-25 at Iowa DNP 2-28 Northwestern 1-0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-4 Nebraska 1-0 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-7 at Purdue DNP 3-12 vs. Michigan 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-17 at Alabama DNP

LISS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2014-15 12-0 16-1.3 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 0-3–3/0.3 1-0 0 1 0 0 1-0.1

2015-16 ILLINOIS BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK // 47 THE FIGHTING ILLINI ALEX 44 AUSTIN REDSHIRT JUNIOR // GUARD // 6-4 // 185 CHICAGO, ILL. // MOUNT CARMEL H.S. // EASTERN ILLINOIS AT ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL 2014-15 REDSHIRT: Sat out the season per NCAA transfer rules Averaged 18.9 points and 7.2 rebounds as a senior … Made 70 … Has two years of eligibility remaining with the Illini. three-pointers on the year, shooting 42 percent from behind the arc … Third-team All-State by the Illinois Basketball Coaches AT EASTERN ILLINOIS Association … Chicago Catholic League-South Division Co-Athlete of the Year … All-Area by the Southtown Star … Played in 59 games with 36 starts during two-year EIU career, Averaged 13 points and 4.5 rebounds as a junior … Played with averaging 8.2 points and 2.4 rebounds … Appeared in 27 current Illini teammate Tracy Abrams at Mount Carmel … High games as a sophomore, starting 16 times, and averaged 7.0 school coach was Mike Flaherty … Played for the Illinois Wolves points and 2.4 rebounds … Shot 83 percent from the free throw AAU program, coached by Mike Mullins. line (44-53) to lead Panthers and was second on the team with 31 made 3-pointers … Scored season-high 18 points vs. Olivet Nazarene (Nov. 13, 2013) … Grabbed season-high six boards PERSONAL vs. Indiana State (Dec. 7, 2013) and Jacksonville State (Jan. 11, Born Nov. 17, 1993 … Majoring in communication … Parents 2014) … Played in all 32 games as a freshman, starting 20, are Charles Austin and Valerie Alexander … Father was Indiana and averaged 9.3 points and 2.5 boards … Leading-scoring Mr. Basketball as a high school senior in 1988 and went to to freshman in the Ohio Valley and was named OVC Freshman of play four years at Purdue, leading the Boilermakers in scoring the Week five times … Shot 46.4 percent from the field (103- as a senior in 1992 … Has an older sister, Talaya, a younger 222) and 36.8 percent from 3-point range (39-106), ranking sister, Maeve, and a younger brother, Charlie … Favorite player second on EIU with 39 treys … Scored career-high 21 points vs. is Kobe Bryant. Toledo (Dec. 8, 2012) … Registered career-high eight rebounds vs. Southeast Missouri (March 6, 2013).

AUSTIN’S CAREER STATISTICS AT EASTERN ILLINOIS Year G-GS MIN-Avg FGM-A/% 3PM-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR–TOT/Avg PF-DQ A TO B S PTS-Avg 2012-13 32-20 761-23.8 103-222/.464 39-106/.368 51-73/.699 4-75–79/2.5 57-0 36 38 1 27 296-9.3 2013-14 27-16 599-22.2 57-149/.383 31-96/.323 44-53/.830 6-59–65/2.4 36-0 28 24 1 19 189-7.0 TOTAL 59-36 1360-23.1 160-371/.431 70-202/.347 95-126/.754 10-134–144/2.4 93-0 64 62 2 46 485-8.2 MICHAEL 43 FINKE REDSHIRT FRESHMAN // FORWARD // 6-10 // 220 CHAMPAIGN, ILL. // CENTENNIAL H.S.

AT ILLINOIS with 1,425 points and second all-time in rebounding with 711 boards … High school coach was Tim Lavin … Played Sat out the season as a redshirt … 2014-15 REDSHIRT: for the Peoria Irish AAU program, coached by Gavin Sullivan. Named team’s Most Improved Player. PERSONAL HIGH SCHOOL Born April 26, 1996 … Majoring in communication … Averaged 19.6 points and 9.3 rebounds as a senior … Parents are Jeff and Laura Finke … Father played two sports Scored career-high 42 points in a win over Kankakee (Feb. at Illinois, starting off in basketball (1987) before switching 25, 2014) … Class 3A first-team All-State by the Associated to football where he earned four Varsity “I” letters as a tight Press and Chicago Sun-Times … Class 3A/4A first-team end (1987-90) … Wears the same jersey number, 43, that All-State by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association his father wore for the Illini on the basketball court … Has (IBCA) … First team All-State by the Champaign-Urbana two younger brothers, Nick and Tim, and a younger sister, News-Gazette … Special mention All-State by the Chicago Ashley … Honor roll student at Centennial … Favorite Tribune … Two-time News-Gazette All-Area Player of the player is LeBron James … Favorite Fighting Illini players Year … Averaged 16.6 points and 7.6 rebounds as a junior growing up were Dee Brown and Deron Williams … Credits … First-team All-State by AP and News-Gazette, second- his father for most influencing his career, “He has helped team All-State by the Sun-Times and IBCA and special- me on and off the court throughout my life. I wouldn’t be the mention All-State by the Tribune as a junior … Finished person or player I am today without his guidance.” prep career ranked fourth all-time at Centennial in scoring

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HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL Consensus national top-50 recruit averaged 23 points, Born July 15, 1996 … Majoring in community health … four rebounds and three assists as a senior at La Lumiere, Parents are Piankhi Lands and Dionne Coleman-Lands … a prep school in La Porte, Ind. … Selected to participate Has an older brother, Keoni, and younger brother, Isaiah … in the 2015 Jordan Brand Classic at Barclays Center, Was raised in Louisville before moving to Indianapolis prior totaling eight points and six rebounds … Ranked No. 37 to middle school … Favorite players are Steph Curry and on the recruiting services consensus index … Ranked No. Damian Lillard … All-time favorite athlete is Muhammad 34 nationally by 247Sports and ESPN, No. 39 by Rivals Ali … Hobbies include playing chess, reading and writing and No. 42 by Scout … Averaged 19.2 points as a junior poetry and hanging out with friends … Honor roll student at … Prep school coach was Shane Heirman … Played for La Lumiere and recipient of the school’s Bransfield Award, the All-Ohio Red AAU program, coached by Marcus Gill … the highest honor given to an underclassman … Served Previously attended Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, as vice president of the La Lumiere Entrepreneurship club helping lead Cathedral to a 25-6 record and IHSAA Class … First Indiana native to sign with the Fighting Illini in 30 4A state runner-up finish as a sophomore ... Averaged 14.6 years, since Nobleville’s Scott Haffner in 1984. points and shot 46 percent from 3-point range during his sophomore season.

AARON 23 JORDAN FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-5 // 190 PLAINFIELD, ILL. // EAST H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL Averaged 18.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists as a Born May 5, 1997 in Charlotte, North Carolina … Enrolled in senior, finishing fifth in voting for Illinois Mr. Basketball the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (general curriculum) … Set the Plainfield East single-season scoring record … Parents are Robert and Romelda Jordan … Has an older with 503 points … First-team All-State by the Associated sister, Ariel … Favorite player is Kevin Durant … Hobbies Press (AP), Champaign News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball include fishing, hanging out with friends and spending time Coaches Association (IBCA) … Special mention All-State by with family … Proudest basketball accomplishment was the Chicago Tribune and honorable mention All-State by the being named MVP of the 2014 Pekin Holiday Tournament … City/Suburban Hoops Report … Ranked No. 95 nationally National honor society student at Plainfield East. by Rivals and No. 97 by 247Sports … Finished his career as Plainfield East’s all-time leading scorer (1,483 points) and record holder for most career 3-pointers (162) … Averaged 19.4 points and 4.5 rebounds as a junior and shot 48 percent from 3-point range … Set East’s single-game scoring record with 38 points vs. Plainfield South … First- team All-State by the News-Gazette and second-team All- State by AP and the IBCA … High school coach was Branden Adkins… Played for the Illinois Stars AAU program, coached by Troy Johnson and Mike Ciepierski.

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D.J. 0WILLIAMS FRESHMAN // GUARD // 6-7 // 200 CHICAGO, ILL. // SIMEON H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL Consensus national top-100 recruit averaged 14 points, Born March 20, 1997 … Given name is Dennis Williams four rebounds and five assists as a senior … Second-team Jr., but goes by D.J. … Enrolled in the Division of General All-State by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Studies (undeclared) … Parents are Dennis Sr. and Lolita (IBCA) … Special mention All-State by the Chicago Tribune Williams … Has two older sisters, Ashley and Rekia … and Champaign News-Gazette … Second-team All-City by Favorite player is Kevin Durant … Favorite athlete is the Chicago Sun-Times … Ranked No. 78 on the recruiting Floyd Mayweather … Hobbies include shopping for clothes services consensus index … Ranked No. 46 nationally and shoes and playing NBA2K … Proudest basketball by Scout, No. 64 by ESPN and No. 91 by 247Sports … accomplishment was being named MVP of the 2014 MPAC Participated in USA Basketball U17 Training Camp in Sports Elite International Tournament in Dubai. the summer of 2014 … MVP of the MPAC Sports Elite International Tournament in Dubai in the summer of 2014, leading Simeon to the title while averaging 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists … Averaged 10 points, six rebounds and four assists as a junior, earning special mention All-State honors by the IBCA … Member of Simeon teams that won IHSA Class 4A state titles his freshman (2012) and sophomore (2013) seasons … High school coach was Rob Smith … Played for the MeanStreets AAU program, coached by Tai Streets.

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